Tartuffe is a great example of someone willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. They are the people who are willing to completely destroy other people's lives so that they can be ahead. Tartuffe is an example of how such greed and ignorance was used against people listening to a sermon in a church. It could be said that Wall Street bankers are a near perfect example of someone possessing those characteristics today. There are many more ways that people have infiltrated our lives…
Bribery is the act of offering, giving, receiving something of value in order to influence an official decision or other legal duties. Bribery is a severe crime and is punishable by the law in different ways in most countries. Bribery can be used to take illicit advantage over the law in different ways. It can be as small as to get away with speeding tickets and as big as tax evasion. In a country where poverty is prevalent, the system does tend to get corrupt. The main key to this system being…
Leading Australian swimwear brand, Seafolly, has won a long-running lawsuit against Fewstone (trading as City Beach) who copied its bikini designs. The bikini battle lasted almost two years and cost City Beach $250,000 in damages. The court case centred on Seafolly's top bikini designs-its English Rose print bikini, popular Covent Garden floral design, and Senorita prints. City Beach was found by the Federal Court to have knocked-off Seafolly's bikini designs, and then sold them in its 60…
Communications. While looking into Qwest, the SEC determined that Qwest had been improperly following the accounting guidelines and had inflated their revenue by billions. In 2004, the SEC charged Qwest Communications International Inc. with securities fraud and other violations of the federal securities laws. Qwest agreed to a judgment without confirming of denying guilt. The judgment enjoins Qwest from violating the antifraud, reporting, books and records, internal control, proxy, and…
Wrongful Possession of Drugs: The CID memorandum states that the MP found what they suspected to be a bottle of liquid steroids in the wall locker of the SM. Further investigation determined that the liquid was drostanolone propionate, an anabolic/androgenic steroid, which was confirmed by the CID laboratory. The DA 4833 states that the SM recieved an Art. 15, but did not specify as to the SM's punishment. Upon further review of the SM's file no Art. 15 is currently on record in his OMPF.…
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in the Executive Office of the President, an employee from the Department of Homeland Security who once worked in a counterterrorism response team, and a government hacker from the Homeland Security Department. Worse, some federal employees used Internet connections in their offices to access the controversial cheating website. These government employees work in executive agencies, such as the Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Energy, Treasury, Transportation and Homeland Security. That's…
Laptops, external storage devices, GPS locators, and desktop computers also come in various types. In the article, “Digital Evidence and the US Criminal Justice System” it states the listing and variety of products pose challenges because there is no uniform process to obtain information across makes and models, let alone different types of devices. Keeping archival information regarding older models of cell phones and its features, while keeping up to date with the rapid growth and diversity of…
The Chief Financial Officer David Dyck discovered $300-million in expenses were misclassified after he attempted a re-examination of the company’s accounting practices. CEO Dave Robert gained an “individual account” of 185%. When working out the full compensation, his total compensation roughly totalled $3.5 million for the year. After news of accounting irregularities, Penn West Petroleum Ltd. shares falling 17.4% before pulling back. Penn West shares closed at $8.57, down 13.78%, still some…
In 1970, 32 years after the creation of Fannie Mae, the U.S. government chartered Freddie Mac. However, the company became shareholder-owned, while keeping its government perks. The company doesn’t pay income taxes, have credit lines with U.S. Treasury, and can borrow at a low price because lenders assume the government will help them if they get in trouble. Investors knew Freddie Mac as “Steady Freddy” due to its predictable earnings. During their statistics-filled speeches, bankers used to…