law on plunder. Seen as a deterrent to prevent public officials from stealing money from the government‚ the plunder law was passed in 1991 with the most significant signatory being one Senator Joseph Estrada. In this edition of the Law Professor‚ we shall now examine the intricacies of the Plunder Law. What is plunder and how is it committed? According to Section 2 of RA 7080‚ plunder is committed when a public officer who‚ by himself or in connivance with members of his family‚ relatives by
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Cardinal Health: A Kickback Scheme for Company xxxxx xxxxxx June 2012 Southern New Hampshire University ACC 421 Auditing and Forensic Accounting A fraud that occurred recently was the corruption charges brought against Cardinal Health a pharmaceutical company based in Dublin‚ Ohio. The fraud involved Cardinal health paying pharmacies kickbacks in other to ensure that the pharmacies purchased prescription drugs for their pharmacies from them. Kickback schemes are a type of
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newspaper editorial: [The recent use of mail ballots in Oregon’s election of a U.S. senator has led some people to hail this as the wave of the future in our democratic republic]. *[We do not share that enthusiasm].* *[The primary advantage of the mail ballot is that it requires little time]* and [effort on the part of the voter]. [We think that also is a primary shortcoming of this process]. It is worth a little of both our time and our energy to exercise the right to vote‚ and that personal investment
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Issue: Sen. Enrile’s Cashgifts to the senators The house of senate was abuzz with rumour. Different issues were come out‚ and one of which is the unequal issuance of MOOE (Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses). The said issue started when Senate Pres. Juan Ponce-Enrile gave Php. 1.6 million pesos to the 18 senators‚ while the remaining 5 senators were only given Php. 250‚000‚ one of his colleagues described this thing as “unconscionable‚ unconstitutional and bribery". But is it right and just
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What Are Little Boys Made Of? In his essay "What Are Little Boys Made Of?"‚ Michael Kimmel describes how America has been so focused on girls and feminism‚ that boys have been forgotten about. "There’s no question that there’s a boy crisis. Virtually all the books cite the same statistics: boys are four to five times more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed‚ three times more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder‚ and fifteen times more likely to be victims of violent
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Title: Iowa Senator Tom Harkin [...] Tom Harkin is considered to be one of the most adventurous‚ hard-working fighters in the US Congress. Many people support him and believe him as Harkin speaks up for people who may be left out or ‘forgot’. Thomas Richard Harkin is the junior United States Senator from Iowa. Harkin is the member of the Democratic Party. At present he is the Ranking Minority Member of the USA Senate Committee on Agriculture‚ Nutrition‚ and Forestry. [...] Harkin‚ a noted leader
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Conflicting Setting in “So What Are You Anyway?” For many years‚ African Americans have endured the oppression of white superiors‚ but have put up a great fight for emancipation. Over time‚ the segregation that once existed has diminished‚ but continues to live on in the minds of some. In Lawrence Hills‚ “So What Are You Anyway”‚ the setting is a key contributor to the conflict of the story in regards to equality now being instilled into society‚ an innocent Carole being targeted and demeaned for
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Reworking of the “Little Mermaid” Modern day fairytales are known to have been reworked and romanticized‚ losing the original’s mature message and theme‚ however still retaining certain aspects from the original tale. One of the many iconic fairytales following this example would be the “Little Mermaid”. The Walt Disney version of the “Little Mermaid” has borrowed several aspects from the original tale‚ written by Hans Christian Andersen in the year of 1837‚ such as the themes of self sacrifice
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The Supreme Court decisions of Brown and Brown II called the attention of Americans to race-relations in America. The Little Rock Crisis was an aftermath of these federal decisions alongside with other events inside and outside of Arkansas in which sparked a change in the civil rights movement. During this event‚ there were multiple factors that had played a role in shaping the nation’s view on racial discrimination. Elizabeth Jacoway recorded these factors surrounding the event in her monograph
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SAMPLE LETTER TO YOUR SENATOR You may write any Member of the Senate at: Post Office Box 142 Columbia‚ S.C. 29202-0142 Senate Mailing List (Word .docx) Merge format. The sample letter below is provided to show the correct format for addressing your State Senator. It is impossible to provide one letter that would meet the needs of all students; so‚ you will need to personalize your letter to address your concerns or issues regarding legislation. Please use the left-hand column as a guide
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