Eh, I would want to see far more evidence of actual malice before I would go this far.  I mean, Telefund has been around since 1988, GCI for only a few years.  Phelps has been doing this since the 60s.  That would mean over two decades of hard work before he became the wealthy head of all these groups.  That seems a bit much for someone who only cares about the cash.

I think a lot more of the problems are about a failure to adapt then malice.  That includes not planning ahead, not providing resources in advance, failing to move to a more bottom up structure over time, and so on.  Once you've done something for 30+ years, it's very easy to assume that what you have been doing is absolutely correct, and should not be changed at all.  Personally, I'm still hopeful that the mistakes can be fixed and the model improved significantly, especially if client groups are pressured significantly.