Tijuana Cartel

There are many drug cartels throughout the world. One of the most well known and feared is the Sinaloa Cartel. The most notorious member is a man named Joaquín Guzmán, also known as El Chapo made himself a legend in the drug distribution business. Joaquin Guzman, or El Chapo is the name most people think of when talking about drug lords or cartels . El Chapo was born in a small town name Sinaloa, Mexico. When He was young he worked bringing oranges to markets to help out his family until later down the road his uncle introduced him to the drug industry. Even though he is now one of the most wealthy drug lords, his family lived in poverty throughout his childhood. He is supposedly fifty-seven years old but no one really knows his birthday because he has hid records of himself. He has been married four different times and between all of his marriages he has over ten children. He was kicked out of his house as a teenager and was told to make it on his on, so he entered the drug game at…

One of the greatest influential people during the Industrial Age were the robber barons. A robber baron was a person that exploited the working class and obtained tribute from the public. They had been accused of creating a monopolistic economy in several different areas of the United States. The principal barons that were the strongest are Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan. These individuals created such a strong monopoly over their respected industry. Through…

effectively acquired the first decade of the century, to a great extent ending trusts and fundamentally changing the substance of U.S. modern association. Amid the 1920s, implementation endeavors were more unobtrusive, and amid a significant part of the 1930s, the national recuperation system of the New Deal supported the modern joint effort as opposed to the rivalry. Amid the late 1930s, an escalated authorization of antitrust laws was attempted. Since World War II, antitrust requirement has…

Created in 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act was the first legislation allowing the government to enforce regulations on trusts that interfered with free trade and market competition. Named after U.S. Senator John Sherman of Ohio, the act allowed government to establish proceedings against trusts in order to disassemble these organizations. Trusts had created many problems in the free market such as establishing monopolies over certain industries. This lead to extremely high prices and low supply…

Like mentioned, drug organizations have been around for decades, and there’s been much more violence since then in Mexico. Unfortunately, between 2006 and 2012, there happened to be over 60,000 killed due to drug-related violence when former President, Felipe Calderon, was president for those 6 years. However, fortunately, the numbers have slightly decreased since the current president, Enrique Peña Nieto, took the presidential position.3 Aside from this decline, in history there have been seven…

The Industrial Revolution had greatly changed the dynamic of American lives, creating the rise of big business and masses of new workers and people. From this, emerged new issues that sought resolution in the coming age. During the Progressive Era from 1900-1920, Progressive reformers and the federal government fostered moderate reforms in corporate regulation, labor reform, and extending suffrage. However, the persisting continuity of limited legislation and hands-off government did not…

regarding whether or not the executives of the company knowingly misrepresented their financial situation in order to secure the government guaranteed loan. It was reported by the Washington Post on August 26, 2015, that the “Department of Justice reviewed the evidence and elected not to pursue charges” (Leonnig, 2015). Lastly, the anti-trust law is relevant to Solyndra, they have filed an antitrust lawsuit against several overseas solar panel manufactures for ultimately “destroying the U.S.…

When it comes to Sports Law there are several issues at all levels of competition; College, Professional, and even International sports have begun to see an influx of legal issues as the popularity of sports continues to grow. Issues like player health and safety, player labor and union issues, and gambling limitations in sport are generating a lot of conversation. However, the fight between college athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association over developing free market and unions…

Consumers, workers, farmers, and other suppliers were directly hurt monetarily as a result of the monopolizations. Even more important, perhaps, was that the trusts fanned into renewed flame a traditional U.S. fear and hatred of unchecked power, whether political or economic, and particularly of monopolies that ended or threatened equal opportunity for all businesses. The public demanded legislative action, which prompted Congress, in 1890, to pass the Sherman Act. The act was followed by…

Discussion 1 Antitrust policies in the United States are both federal and state laws that are applied to regulate business conduct and organization of corporations. They are used with the aim of promoting fair competition and benefit consumers from unfair prices due to unfair competition practices. The antitrust laws prohibit unlawful mergers and unlawful business practices (Ftc.gov, 2015). Identify one way economic regulations impact monopolies and discuss whether or not you believe that works…