Bernie Ebbers should have gone to jail. I disagree with the 25 year length of his sentence but he is at least partially to blame for the WorldCom fiasco. I think the government used the length of the sentence to prove a point and the only prior sentence comparable to this was John J. Rigas from Adelphia Communications earlier in the year . I think the CFO Scott Sullivan got a light sentence and consciously knew what he was doing and could have put a stop to it. He should have been the good advisor
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welcomed a baby girl to the world and they named her Cynthia. Little did they know that the baby they were holding would go through a tragic event that almost take her life. Nearly 4 years later it was there in Sacramento‚ California where Cynthia Jacobson would earn her title as a hero. It all started on September 13th when Patricia and Graham Jacobson decided to go out for that evening. Before going out the couple dropped their 4-year-old daughter Cynthia off at a babysitter’s house. Once she was settled
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of a Roommate – Without Committing a Crime I came home exhausted from school and work and I just wanted to drop my bag on the ground and slump into bed. I stepped into my room and flipped on the lights; to my astonishment there was Cynthia & a boy- in MY bed. “Cynthia!!” I snapped. She slowly opened her groggy eyes‚ as she gained awareness of the situation. “What are you doing? Why are you in my bed?” Her reply forced me to hold back the incredible hulk that’s lies within me. “Well… funny story”
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The issue of the Corning zero-coupon convertibles came to the attention of Julianna Coopers‚ an investment analyst at the Paradigm Group of mutual funds. The Paradigm Group offered 36 different funds and managed more than $50 billion in assets. Coopers and her group handled Paradigm’s Convertible Securities Fund‚ which sought “high returns through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.” Coopers had been tasked with assessing the new issue of Corning convertibles. That day‚ she
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indecisive and ineffectual in the minds of his coworkers. Another part of the problem lies with Doug’s boss‚ the CEO‚ Peter Tyler. The COO is supposed to be like a second in command‚ an intermediary between the CEP and the department heads like Cynthia and Ben. In the second page of the article‚ it is stated that Tyler became less and less interested in the day to day operations of the corporation and adopted a very hands-off approach as the company grew larger. It seems that Tyler grew a bit too
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Buzzed. The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs – Cynthia Kuhn Jackson Keimig. 8/15/12. RHS Honors Biology Buzzed‚ by Cynthia Kuhn‚ has a simple yet enormously broad topic. To give undeniable facts about the most used and abused drugs to the reader. The author tried to do this in a way that was very understandable to any appropriate reader that picked up the book. Ultimately Buzzed was made to give people the ability to make informed decisions on drug use. Each individual drug
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“Baby I Was Born This Way” When the phrase “pop star” is used‚ people tend to think negatively on that specific person. They pass judgment and overlook what that star is capable of. Lady Gaga is no ordinary superstar. She is the superstar of all superstars. Every person around the globe has heard of her at some time or another. The most important thing about her is her message. For everything she does‚ she has a legit reason behind it. Many believe that Lady Gaga shows great leadership
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cold damp hallows eve three children Avon‚ Wyatt‚ and Cynthia stood before a forested wood‚ each tired from a night of trick or treating‚ Avon is the first to speak “What’s the haul guys?” he says‚ “about 10 pounds of pure sugar” Cynthia chimes “wanna scare some kids since we are near the haunted woods” they all look at each other with evil grins that would burn the soul out of any who watched and then burst out with laughter. “Ok lets go.” Cynthia says leading the boys into the forest on a small path
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White Collar Crime White collar crime is prevalent and brought to our attention more and more by the media since the mid to late 1990s. With the downfall of companies such as Enron‚ Tyco Toys and WorldCom MCI white collar criminals are facing lengthy prison sentences. Greed and personal vendettas are what have led our country to understand and gain more knowledge about these corporations and the corrupt CEOs that have brought them to their demise. “White collar crime is defined as various crimes
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environment that is not healthy for anyone who is employed there. There are examples of companies where management engaged in illegal behavior and the end result was they hurt the company as well as all those who worked for the company. Enron and Worldcom executives ran their business into the ground by lying to their employees as well as those around them who thought the companies were doing very well. Enron was considered a very strong company. At one point‚ they were named America’s most innovative
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