Anyone searching for some broader context to understand how Tyco International lurched into yet another bribery scandal—the third major misconduct meltdown to hit Tyco or one of its spin-off companies since 2002—would do well to ponder one of the most famous lines from The Godfather.
“Just when I thought I was out,” crime boss Michael Corleone utters in frustration, desperate to take the family business legitimate, “they pull me back in again.”
