Morgan Stanley fires Harold Ford Jr. for misconduct

SeattlePI.com Thursday, 7 December 2017 ()
NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley on Thursday fired former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. following allegations of misconduct. HuffPost reported Thursday that a woman alleged that Ford forcibly grabbed her one evening in Manhattan, engaging in harassment and intimidation. The incident took place several years ago and there are emails that confirm the interaction, HuffPost reported. "He has been terminated for conduct inconsistent with our values and in violation of our policies," Morgan Stanley said in a statement. In a tweet Ford denied the allegations. "This simply did not happen. I have never forcibly grabbed any woman or man in my life," Ford wrote. Ford joined Morgan Stanley in 2011 as a managing director.
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 Citing an accusation of misconduct, on Thursday the investment bank Morgan Stanley said that it had severed its ties with former Rep. Harold Ford Jr.. Ford Jr is a managing director at the bank. He is also a political commentator on MSNBC. He forcefully denied the accusation and threatened to sue...