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    For my person to be researching, I am covering Bernard Ebbers. Ebbers committed fraud, and he tried to merge his company with Sprint. This action was brought to the attention of the Department of Justice. Who immediately dashed this possibility. Ebbers company had an investigation with the SEC. Which led to the bankruptcy and to his eviction. Bernard owed $400 million in margin calls. And he convinced the board to lend him that money, so that he wouldn’t have to give up important blocks of the…

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    Stephan Seljan The Legacy Lives On “The legacy is ongoing in some areas, and still causing controversy”-Jack Granatstein(Cheadle,2010). Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born on October 18th, 1919 in Montreal, Quebec(Encyclopaedia of World Biography, 2004). He was the youngest of three, son of Charles Trudeau, a French Canadian Lawyer, and Grace Elliot, an English Canadian. Trudeau had received top marks in school, which lead to his success in becoming a lawyer in 1943. He remained outside of the…

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    United Bank Fraud Essay

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    I file this complaint against United Bank 129 Main Street, Beckley, West Virginia. United Bank facilitated a lengthy fraud-for-profit scheme. Former United Bank Vice President Michael Farris, United Title employees, United Bank’s escrow attorney James Sheatsley, United Bank Vice President Larry Conway, and other United Bank employees took part in the criminal enterprise. In addition, Zaferatos Appraisal, United Bank’s exclusive appraiser, performed inflated appraisals in all properties used in…

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    Glencore's Founder Crimes

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    Clinton pardoned Glencore’s founder crimes (TV) It is possible that in the next weeks two of the largest mining companies in Colombia merge: Glencore y Xstrata. If they merge, they would take advantage of coal not only in a third of the Cerrejon mine, but also in La Jagua de Ibirico and Calenturitas in Cesar, Colombia Marc Rich and Co. founder, corporation that later became Glencore, Marc Rich, was in the Ten Most Wanted listed of the FBI. In 1984 Rudolf Giuliani, ex New York mayor, who then was…

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    I trust that Madoff occupied with making a Ponzi plan out of gluttony. Madoff He began implementing his hoax about a quarter century ago. An actuality that is much all the more disturbing about the way of this trick is the measure of philanthropies that were involved. It takes an unreasonable sense of greed to trick cash from philanthropies and houses of worship. The hoax itself bewildered numerous of people on Wall Street. Everybody in New York should know how Madoff could have pulled off…

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    After Healthsouth Essay

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    After HealthSouth publicly became a traded company, their earnings were being escalated falsely. Management was under a huge amount of stress because they did not meet the standards of their business financially. When the company reported their earnings, they overstated them purposely. It fell under, “Income Before Income Taxes.” (Zmuda). Falling under the motivation of the fraud triangle, their sole motive was to meet their financial needs. Since they did not, between the years of 1999 and 2002…

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    The watergate scandal involved five men from the Republican committee breaking into watergate hotel and bugging democrats rooms. It was later found out that Nixon had issued this order and may have been involved in many other scandals. Numerous noticeable individuals from the President's organization surrendered. VP Spiro Agnew was likewise compelled to leave for taking rewards. Congress then had Gerald Ford take the place of Spiro Agnew. A select Senate panel, headed by Senator Sam Erving,…

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    election in 1972. Nixon defeated George S. McGovern with the biggest landslide victories in the history of American elections. Despite the deal breaking victory, Nixon would soon be forced to become the first President to resign in office. The watergate scandal was illegal activities by Richard and his partners that helped him wiretap and burglarize the democratic party at the Watergate office complex in Washington. Washington soon had to respond to the allegations of other crimes committed both…

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    Phar-Mor Inc. was one of the largest super discount drugstores in the early 1980’S.The Company was a complete success with over 300 discount super stores across the United States and employing thousands of workers. The company’s first signs of financial difficulty became obvious in 1988 as speculation increased about Phar-Mor’s decreasing profit margins. The fraud team consisted of several former auditors, including auditors who had worked for Coopers & Lybrand on prior Phar-Mor audits. The…

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    The Supreme Court has made a lot of important decisions that impact the lives of United States citizens every day. If I would have to summarize what I have learned from the United States Government class in very few words, it would have to be that the justice system was built to be fair and just for everyone and that the government structure was framed to be as effective as it can be. Even though history has shown more than once that the system can be exploited and government corrupt, like any…

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