Criminal Law‚ 26/04/11‚ Dr.Filletti Theft No definition of the offence of theft; Carrara gives us a definition which has been taken up by our courts‚ “The malicious taking of an object belonging to others without the owner’s consent with the intent to make gain.” This is the definition which our court uses‚ our law simply creates one distinction for these offences. The law creates two types of theft: Simple Theft and Aggravated Theft. Simple Theft: First element is “contrectazio” this is the taking
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1/14/13 Political machines of fraud and bribery Introduction: Lincoln Steffens published the “shame of the cities” witch was a book based on the corruption in the 1900’s. By 1900‚ many cities in the south of America were controlled by political machines. These organizations consisted of full-time politicians whose main goal was to get and keep politicians power and money and also influence that
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powerful law because companies can use it to prosecute employees when they use the rights the companies have given them to carry out fraudulent activities. Other federal laws that address hacking include the following: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984 The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1984 protect certain types of information that the government maintains as sensitive. The Act defines the term “classified computer‚” and imposes punishment for unauthorized or misused access into one of
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Report on Financial Statement Fraud Scheme Case Study: The Importance of Timing ACC/556 Professor University of Phoenix December 19‚ 2011 Memo To: The Management From: Forensic Auditor Date: 12/19/2011 Subject: Case Study on the Importance of Timing and Financial Statement Fraud Scheme As our company is in process of conducting investigation to detect any financial statement fraud or abuse‚ I have come across the case where expenses were recorded in the financial
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fraudulent to cremate 5‚000 bodies. I do agree with the outcome of this case. Somebody had to be held accountable for these actions. In the legal field‚ an employer (principal) may be held liable (in addition to the employee) for actions performed by their employee (agent) if employee if performing activities within the scope of their work. In this case David‚ an employee‚ was acting on behalf of his employer. In this case David pleaded guilty to 21 counts of mishandling remains and was sentenced
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Satyam Computer Services Limited IFRS Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (unaudited) September 30‚ 2008 Index Consolidated interim balance sheet........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Consolidated interim income statement..................................................................................................................................................
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P. McMickle BSAD 319 Sunshine Fashion: Fraud‚ Theft and Misbehavior among Employees 1. What were the root causes of the staff´s misbehavior? Sunshine Fashion was a Sino-Japanese venture‚ whose operations grown very quickly‚ from 1993‚ the year of establishment until 2008‚ when the company became the industry leader in the production of cashmere sweaters‚ and a high-end fashion brand in its domestic market. However‚ in 2008‚ company had faced serious fraud and misbehavior among its employees‚ causing
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overlooked when they do not| | | |directly involve you. This research project explores the common crimes of | | | |larceny and fraud as it pertains inside the military. | | | |Being able to read‚ ask about and learn the consequences of a common crime is | | |
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Revenue Recognition Fraud: Methods and Reason In today’s corporate arena‚ fraud has taken its seat among the top priorities of those who make policies and set standards. The majority of large-scale fraud is perpetrated by the improper recognition of company revenues and is‚ in practice‚ generally simple. Revenue recognition fraud can be carried out by keeping the books open past the end of the accounting period‚ recording consignment goods as sales‚ improper bill-and-hold transactions‚ failure
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high social status in the course of his occupation" Since technology has come into play many issues have come to surface and the crime rates have increased causing one particular branch of white collar crime known as computer fraud White collar crime: Computer Fraud White Collar crime has been Identified by Edwin Sutherland as “A crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation" (Sutherland‚ 1939) White Collar crimes are serious‚ but
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