Lesson 16 Dialogue Fudging the Numbers Really, it's quite shocking to hear the news. Braxton seemed to be full of so much moral fiber. Yes, it seems that he just could not resist being fraudulent on that earning's report. He's been fudging the numbers for quite awhile now, it appears. Makes you wonder what else might turn up! Really, we should try to rein in any chance for falsification. Maybe an automatic alert system could screen for irregularity. Sure, it would be a smart defense if the computer system could raise a red flag for any suspicious activity. Well, to be fair and not condemn him outright, some of his work dealt with the subtlety between right and wrong. I admit it sure was a gray area at times. However, he knows the company norms. In fact, he preached them more than anybody.