Jamal Mujaddidi English 205 Professor Jay 8 April 2010 Exploratory Essay Legalization: Good or Bad? As part of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937‚ Marijuana for all purposes was outlawed nationwide. Prior to this Act‚ over 30 states had prohibition laws towards Marijuana because farmers who employed mainly Hispanic workers complained that this drug would cause people to become “slow” or “lazy” and would also cause the users to become addicted. Besides the popularity among this crowd
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How Well Has The ‘War On Drugs’ Worked? Christopher Warminski Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract This is an exploratory research paper looking to see if the war on drugs has worked. It will cover the topics of the cost of the war on drugs‚ people incarcerated because of drugs‚ how much of an illegal substance is seized at the borders‚ and hard core drugs. Has the war on drugs worked? I personally think that it is a lost cause and that it is costing more than it is gaining
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Ally Zavala Exploratory Paper 26 March 2012 Original Title Animal Experimentation plays an important role in today’s medical and pharmaceutical advances‚ but many question the morality of such a use of animal life. Whether you argue that testing different products and drugs on animals is necessary or not‚ this has become an integral part of developing products. From that Tylenol you pop to get rid of your headache‚ to that perfect shade of pink lip gloss‚ animal testing is used in order to produce
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The Top 10 Barbados Beaches That Are Calmest and Safe As a tropical island‚ Barbados is the home to numerous lovely shorelines. Barbados shorelines are as various as the island and everybody has their top choice. On the quieter west drift‚ palms influence on white sandy shores while the sky blue water laps delicately at the shore. Unwind island splashing up the beams or take plunge free waters. Jet skiing‚ kayaking‚ sailboat travels‚ swimming‚ and snorkeling all anticipate you. While traveling to
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Proactive Fraud Auditing End of Chapter 4 in Albrecht FRAUD DETECTION Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud Identify Risk Exposures Proactively Look for Symptoms & Exposures 1 2 Actg 537 Identify Fraud Symptoms for Each Exposure 3 4 Investigate Identified Symptoms Symptoms of Fraud What are some irregularities in source documents to look for? Missing Documents Payee Names & Addresses = Employee “Stale Items” on Bank Items” Reconciliation Excessive Voids or Credits
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Group Inc. is a full service investment bank and security firm. Rajat Gupta was found guilty of leaking inside information to the outside‚ and was sentenced to two years in prison‚ and some pretty hefty fines. Rajat Gupta was not the average fraud perpetrator he was total opposite at least from the articles description of him. The article states‚ “Mr. Gupta’s was a classic American success story. He grew up in New Delhi‚ excelling academically despite the death of both of his parents when
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Coding Fraud Michael Anastasio Ultimate Medical Academy Before answering the questions “what are my responsibilities for billing on a procedure that was not performed but asked to do so anyway”‚ Let me explain a little on Medical Billing Fraud? It is an attempt to fraudulently obtain payments from insurance carriers. Fraud in medical billing cost tax payers and medical providers millions of dollars annually (all-things-medical-billing.com). In 1996‚ HIPPA established the Health Care Fraud and
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EXPLORATORY RESEARCH REPORT Contents Introduction and background 3 Importance of the research 3 Scope of the report 3 Research problem/question & Objectives 3 Method 4 Methodological considerations and assumptions 4 Sample considerations 5 Data collection and framework‚ and analytical considerations 5 Ethical considerations 5 Analysis 5 Findings and Recommendations 6 Limitations 7 References 8 APPENDIX A 9 APPENDIX B 26 Introduction and background Importance of the research
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Insurance Fraud A gang of Russian crooks ran a record-setting‚ $279 million fraud that exploited New York’s “no-fault” auto –accident law‚ authorities said 2/29/12. The gang worked with corrupt doctors to set up more than 100 phony medical clinics across the city. There‚ they generated fake bills for the treatment of “injuries” that “ranged from wild exaggerations to outright fabrications‚” Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said. The fraudsters took advantage of the “patient-friendly provisions”
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Donna Sanders Financial Statement Fraud Week 12 There are many things that can motivate financial statement fraud. Taking a look at Donald Cressey’s hypotheses which is now known as the fraud triangle depicts the certain criteria for the mind frame of the fraudster. The fraud triangle is a theory that consists of perceived pressures‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. It gives us the different pressures placed on individuals that would make them consider “cooking the books.” It also
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