final yes... finally

Question 1

1. Describe the charge of honest services fraud against Menendez, the U.S. Senator from the State of New Jersey—
2. What is honest services fraud
3. How is Menendez alleged to have violated that particular count of his indictment?

Answer 1

1. Menendez recieved bribes from, melgen ophthalmologist, of money and trips to revise the eye vials coverage policy, because he would only use half a container of eye vials on patients and would bill for an entire container. He wasn’t giving the patient honest services and used this money to bribe menendez.
2. Criminal offense of bribes or kickbacks which deprive another the right to honest services.

Question 2

1. Describe the Watergate scandal.
2. Name at least three individuals who were arrested and prosecuted and what they were prosecuted for? 3. 4.What happened to President Richard Nixon as a result of Watergate.
3. what did President Ford have to explain to Congress?

Answer 2

1. burglars were arrested for attempting to wire tap the phones of nixons opposition. They were connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign.
2. Berndard Barker, Frank sturgis, James McCord jr. were of the 5 arrested for BURGLARY AND WIRETAPPING
3. Nixon resigned because he was going to be impeached.
4. Ford. pardoned Nixon so that we could put an end to the nations divisions.

Question 3

1. Describe the scandals of Dr. Farid Fatah and
2. Robert Courtney, the pharmacist.
3. In what were Dr. Farid Fatah and the pharmacist, Robert Courtney alike?
4. What made their respective cases white collar crimes versus street crimes?
5. What were their respective sentences?

Answer 3

1. Intentionally misdiagnose cancer patients. committing fraud to enrich in health insurance programs.
2. pharmaceutical fraud, diluting prescriptions to increase profits.
3. They both lied to their customers and could have killed them.
4. They were out to intentionally harm the patients, they just wanted their money and committed fraud.
5. F 35 years, R 30 years.

Question 4

1. Describe the case of Jack Abramaoff.
2. What made his case a case of white collar crime versus his being just another Washington lobbyist making legitimate campaign contributions?

Answer 4

1. He was a lobbyist who had used bribery, mail, wire fraud and tax evasion. He wouldn’t just lobby but would take politicians on trips and buy them tickets to things which are all illegal.

Question 5

1. Describe the Cassie Chadwick case?
2. What made her a white collar offender?
3. What factor or factors allowed her to get away with claiming to be Andrew Carnegie’s illegitimate child and profit from that deceit monetarily? How did Andrew Carnegie make his millions?

Answer 5

1. different identities throughout her life and defrauded banks for an excessive amount of money.
2. She used these identities to commit fraud pretending to be someone else to get money and to pretend to be different things. fortune teller.
3. Back then the technology wasn’t as advanced as today like dna testing but she claimed to be his illigitimate child and he didn’t want any conrtoversy so paid her off with hush money. He maid money in the steel industry creating a new machine that would shape steel.

Question 6

1. Describe what makes the Teresa and Joe Giudice case a white collar crime case?
2. What were three of the charges against them and what exactly are they alleged to have done that is illegal?
3. What does this case illustrate about how the justice system treats celebrities?

Answer 6

They were charged with 41 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, false statements loans and claiming bankruptcy to make money. Illegally getting mortgages.

Question 7

1. What is the definition of political corruption?
2. What are three different types of political corruption and examples of individuals charged with those forms of corruption?
3. What was former Arizona Congressman, Rick Renzi, charged with? What was his sentence?

Answer 7

I. using political advantages for their own use or illegitimate gain.

2. bribery, extortion, embezzlement
3. Duke Cunningham, bribery, Cunningham scandal. Walter Tucker, extorting and tax evasion. Congressional Post Office Scandal embezzling House Post Office money through stamps.
4. Wire fraud, conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, money laundering , false staements to insurance. 3 years.

Question 8

1. What was the Lord Mayor of Darwin, Australia charged with?
2. How much time was he sentenced to?
3. What does this case illustrate about a white collar crime case in a smaller place where most of the people know each other?

Answer 8

2 months. stealing. fridge. money 5 thousand return

Question 9

1. Why is the Challenger disaster one of the most unforgettable events in history like the JFK assassination or 9-11?
2. What did the Rogers Commission conclude caused the explosion of the Challenger?
3. How could the explosion have been avoided, and why was it not avoided

Answer 9

1. seven crew members died while everyone was watching.
2. o ring failed under cold weather leaking gas.
3. They didn’t test this under cold weather and knew that it was risky but did it anyways.

Question 10

1.Ruth Sons, the woman who embezzled from the Tucson Museum of Art– what was she convicted of and how much time was she sentenced to?
2. What amount of money was she alleged to have embezzled over how many years?
3. Do you think she got off lightly compared to some other white collar offenders we have studied?
Why or why not? Please explain your answer.

Answer 10

theft, fraud, forging.
5 years prison
973,010

Question 11

1. Describe the videos, “Silkwood” and “The Insider.” Describe what they are about and how they depict whistleblowers.
2. Why do both videos, based on true facts, depict whistleblowing as dangerous to the health and life of the whistleblower?
3. In each video, what was each company trying to hide, and how much did they stand to lose from the publicity generated by the whistleblowers? Please explain your answers.

Answer 11

Silkwood. workers were contaminated with radiation because of faulty fuel rods but were retouched to seem as though they were ok and had bad safety measures. The person who was the whistleblower died an weird death in a car accident or maybe not accident.

The insider. about jeffrey wigand fact. in the tabacco industry. 60 min aired altered form because the CBS owner also controlled the tobacco company they added addictives in the tobacco. He was fired and it messed up his marriage.

Question 12

1. Compare and contrast the two videos, “Too big to fail” and “Inside job” in their portrayal of the financial crisis.
2. Which video is more critical of Wall Street and the regulators as well as the government bailouts?

Answer 12

T- Followed Treasurer Secretary he had to make decisions on who to bail out. AIG TBTF. Direct capital injections.

J System corrption of US and financial services. Banks in corner. Giving out mortgages sold to investors. lehman allowed into bankruptcy.

Question 13

1. Describe the causes of the financial crisis?
2. What did the US government do to slow the damage to the economy as well as insure the firms that were bailed out?
3. Why was Lehman Brothers allowed to fail but not other companies?

Answer 13

Didn't have restrictive regulations
credit declined.
financial institutions started to fail. 
Direct Capital injections.
Lehmen let fail to show they couldn't depend on US.
They became TBTF

Question 14

1. What is the first count of the indictment against Menendez and Mengel in New Jersey?
2. What is honest services fraud?
3. After Skilling v. U.S. in 2010, what crimes did the Supreme Court restrict honest services to?

Answer 14

1. conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services fruad.
   When one tampers with employer/ee relationship for the prpose of causing the employee to breach the duty to his employer defraduing the employer of a lawful right.
   bribes and kickbacks.

Question 15

1. How does the prosecution, conviction, and sentencing of educators in Atlanta for fixing their student test scores fit within the definition of white collar crime?
2. What law(s) were used to prosecute the educators? What was the original purpose of these set of laws, and have the courts extended the reach of these laws to areas not originally intended when they were first passed/legislated?
3. Could the educators have reasonably foreseen that their behavior in fixing test scores would run afoul of these laws?
4. Why or why not?
5. Where is the line between unethical behavior like cheating and criminal behavior like fraud? Explain.

Answer 15

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