In a statement posted with little fanfare on its Web site last week, WOMMA said it had "determined that the company has breached the WOMMA Ethics Code--a code that Edelman helped write."

While the statement recognizes Edelman's recent recommitment to the code, it also says the Board of Directors believes it is necessary to put the firm under a 90-day review, during which time Edelman will be required to take a series of corrective actions:

We ask that you take the following corrective actions, some of which already appear to be in progress:

Provide detailed documentation of compliance with the above requests.

"We're abiding by the board's decision to post the letter and let it speak for itself." said Andy Sernovitz, WOMMA's CEO. Edelman CEO Richard Edelman did not return calls by deadline.

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