In a similar case Kerry F. Khan was a program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that was charged with conspiracy, bribery, unlawful kickbacks, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and criminal forfeiture. According to the U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen (2013), “Kerry Khan was the ringleader of the largest bribery and bid-rigging scheme in the history of federal contracting,” said U.S. Attorney Machen. “His corrupt network of public officials and private contractors looted the U.S. Treasury for years” (para. 8). For the act committed by Khan he was sentenced to 19 years in prison.…
Business Research EthicsDavid ZapataRES 351July 17, 2014Dr. Emma MillerBusiness Research EthicsAn article of interest that I found on our university library is about, Joseph J. C. DiCarlo, a mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. Joseph J.C. DiCarlo was found guilty of embezzling $40,000 from a consulting firm in New York for suppressing a legislative report. This report unfavorably criticized the firm’s construction contracts. Joseph J.C. DiCarlo already had a tarnished reputation of a corrupt official, and unethical practices.…
I never knew Broca or Wernicke existed until this week, but once I read some of the symptoms related to Broca and Wernicke I recognized these injuries. I think we all know a person or family member that has had a stroke or suffers from Broca Wernicke. Good post, and have a nice day!…
Most people and newspaper reporters claimed that Sheriff James Butler Hickok, more commonly known as Wild Bill Hickok, tamed two of the most lawless cities in the Western United States, Albine and Hays City. However, this statement is inaccurate. In fact, Wild Bill Hickok was fired from the position of sheriff only three months after being hired in Albine. There are no records of him doing anything in Hays City. People and newspaper reporters in the 1800’s in the American West exaggerated the life and actions of James Butler Hickok and made his life into a tall tale. The legend started when James Butler Hickok was reported to be the cause of the death of three men in the McCandless Massacre. The legend grew after multiple newspapers reports…
The moral tone of the case study we were given to read, written by Michael Lewis, almost seemed to be a defense as to why what Jonathan had done should have been acceptable. Lewis seemed to portray Jonathan as just a kid doing what all financial analyst and stock gurus do daily, but since Jonathan was 15, and doing it well, then the Securities and Exchange Commission was “picking” on him. At times in the story their was a sense on emotional disarray, and no one wanting to be the blame or accept responsibility for the situation, especially between Jonathans, his mother, and father.…
Due to this, the Americans anticipated Dvorak to help “pave the way” for an “American” musical style. Taking this change to heart, this initiated Dvorak’s “American” phase, which created his Ninth Symphony "From the New World," the String Quartet #12, the cantata The American Flag, and the String Quintet in Eb. His first performance was the premiere of Te Deum, produced in Carnegie Hall. Homesickness in Dvorak’s soul, however, collided with financial advantage and high artistic purpose. Taking summer vacations to the Czech-speaking community of Spill Ville, Iowa, helped a little, but his desire to return to Prague grew. Wishing to return home, Dvorak wrote almost as many works celebrating his native country as those that hymned the New World: for example, the Te Deum and the cello concerto; one of the best for the instrument. In addition to, Dvorak became more and more interested in streamlining classical forms. He had entered a so-called second nationalist phase during the 1880’s, in which Czech folk elements are fully absorbed and put into use of Dvorak’s formal experiments. As stated on www.classical.net, “The image of Dvořák as some spontaneously musical "holy fool" doesn't hold up in the presence of scores full of formal sophistication. The cello concerto, for example, provides a heroic part for the cellist without burying him in the orchestral…
Timothy Beal was on a quest to find the narrative behind the America’s mysterious sites to discover religion. Beal is a religion scholar and teacher with his family of four he took the chance to hit the road on an excursion to some of America's strangest religious sites. He wanted to explore the variety of religious experience while personally challenging his own faith. Beal had loaded his family on a rented 29-foot long motor home or RV and together they went on a road trip to visit the rural places in search of roadside religious attractions throughout America. This was his and family’s “voyage into the strange and sometimes wonderful religious worlds of roadside America…” (Pg. 3) which to him started as a research project, but became a soul-searching…
I enjoyed reading your post. Another classmate chose this story as well. I had not heard of it before I read her post. You had mentioned that these types of crimes “rarely only hurt one person, but that multiple people get caught in this web”, this organizational deviance/crime also hurt numerous students and teachers. Barbara Byrd-Bennett accepted money in exchange for contracts. These contracts could have been done for less money leaving the excess money to be used for things that would benefit the students as well as help teachers. One teacher commented that according to Abc7chicago.com (2015), “I’m outraged and appalled by the fact that I spent several years trying to get text books and resources for my 12th grade students to get…
Earl Jones was born in Montreal on June 24, 1963. He started to work at Montreal TRUST for over 16 years; he worked 8-10 different positions including investment management, estates, trust administration, will planning and manager of the mortgage department. In 1970 Jones left the company to start his own business, he began holding courses on taking care of finances. He then launched a company he called “Earl Jones Consultant and Administration Corporation, an administrative and financial advising” (Gazette, 2010). He began to make withdrawals from his bank account, into which he deposited his client’s money. Earl Jones is a “White Collar Criminal” which is “members of the rich and powerful who used their positions for personal gain ignoring the law and the consequences for others. He surmised that white-collar criminals damaged the social relations between citizens and their government, clients and professionals and consumers and corporations” (Sutherland, 1940). Earl Jones grew up in a family whom barley made it by with money, this contributed to his personality later in life. Earl Jones felt the need to fulfill his desires of better schools for their children, keeping up the appearance of greater wealth than he was able to afford as a status symbol (Sutherland, 1940).…
Ellen, S. P. (2007). The challenge of white collar sentencing. Journal of Criminal Law &…
This paper will consider the facts associated with the case of Stella Liebeck versus McDonald’s, resulting from Ms. Liebeck’s efforts to collect for damages sustained when she spilled extremely hot coffee into her lap in 1992. The issues, applicable laws and the conclusion the jury reached will also be covered as well as the subsequent impacts on American tort law following this decision.…
Bibliography: "Auditor Sued In Stanford Ponzi Scheme Case." Hedge Fund and Private Equity News. 31 May 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. <http://www.finalternatives.com/node/16801>.…
With that short synopsis of the history of legal ethics, it was interesting to scrutinize the legal professional’s duty to ethical conduct in the movie, The Verdict, and argue whether or not justice was served in the end. At first there appears to be such an exaggerated depiction of appalling conduct that it borders on comical. The story revolves around Frank Galvin, depicted as a down-and-out lawyer who seems almost incapable of getting his life back on tract. The audience is pushed to feel sorry for him, although some may conclude that he is just an irresponsible, self-pitying loser. In any event, the ethical issues abound. The movie is set in Boston in the 1980’s, and begins with scenes of Attorney Galvin hounding mourners in funeral homes for potential cases, and with this harassing solicitation the audience begins to grasp the depressing moral values in question.…
One would ask why someone with a high position, who is already earning vast amounts of cash or resources, would use backhanded tactics to maintain or advance their power. Unfortunately, the love of money or power have sent what seemed respectable people into corruption. White-collar crimes come in many forms and typically include fraud, bribery, Ponzi, schemes, insider trading, etc. They are mostly motivated by financial gain and are nonviolent crimes. This crisis has been a continuing process since the beginning of man. One could say that it is so due to the greediness of human nature. However, there have been recent efforts by organizations to hunt down these men and women…
* Samuel Rubenfeld (2012). Survey Sees Less Misconduct But More Reporting And Retaliation [Electronic Version]. The Wall Street Journal Digital Network.…