And, like it or not, dishonesty is not unheard of.

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The MPTS said it was the "repeated dishonesty" in claiming not to have seen injuries to Mr Mousa that was wholly unacceptable.

BBC: Dr Derek Keilloh

That programme, widely said to have opened America's eyes to the senator's dishonesty and bullying, could not have been made, said Friendly, but for the success of the earlier programme.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich

They can, though, be banned by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) if they subsequently break the laws about misdescribing a property, handling a client's money, not declaring an interest in a property, or engage in some other form of dishonesty.

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The firm said the occasional letters alleging dishonesty had been sent more than 18 months ago to a few customers suspected of fraud but had not been used since.

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