▁Qu ack en b ush ▁and ▁his ▁top ▁a ides ▁ab used ▁their ▁positions ▁for ▁personal ▁gain ▁and ▁acted ▁against ▁consum ers ' ▁interests ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁North ridge ▁earth qu ake , ▁it ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Qu ack en b ush ▁allowed ▁ins urance ▁companies ▁to ▁compens ate ▁their ▁clients ▁much ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁actual ▁dam ages . ▁In ▁exchange , ▁the ▁ins urance ▁companies ▁set ▁up ▁special ▁" ed uc ational ▁funds ". ▁Those ▁funds ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁television ▁commer ci als ▁in ▁which ▁Qu ack en b ush ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁basketball ▁ref eree ▁with ▁Sh aqu ille ▁O ' Ne al ▁in ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁uniform . ▁ ▁While ▁c ouch ed ▁as ▁public ▁service ▁announ c ements , ▁susp ic ions ▁rose ▁that ▁main ▁idea ▁behind ▁the ▁commer ci als ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁Qu ack en b ush ' s ▁name ▁identification , ▁which ▁is ▁critical ▁for ▁elect oral ▁success ▁in ▁California ▁state wide ▁races . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁educational ▁funds , ▁those ▁same ▁ins urance ▁companies ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁un success ful ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁assembly ▁campaign , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁children ' s ▁football ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁C ind y ▁O ss ias ▁ble w ▁the ▁wh ist le ▁as ▁an ▁anonymous ▁source . ▁When ▁her ▁identity ▁was ▁revealed , ▁Qu ack en b ush ▁put ▁her ▁on ▁an ▁administrative ▁leave