...The People vs Demonte M. Anderson Trial On Multiple Charges 10th Circuit Court, Saginaw, Michigan Presiding Judge: The Honorable Darnell Jackson February 7, 2013 @ 9:30 A.M. On Thursday, February 7th, I went to the Saginaw County Courthouse to observe a trial going on in the 10th Circuit Court. Circuit court adjudicates, and disposes of all felony matters, makes civil determinations in excess of $25,000, and hears appeals from district court. On this date, I was able to witness part of a trial, in the courtroom of the Honorable Darnell Jackson. The defendant Demonte M. Anderson, was brought up on the following charges, three counts of assault with intent to murder, a single count of armed robbery, and seven firearm offenses. If Mr. Anderson was convicted of all of these charges, it would be expected that he would be serving multiple years in prison. On May 5th, 2012, there was a large party at the Celebration Hall on Wheeler Street in Saginaw, Michigan. As the party was wrapping up, just before two in the morning, several people stepped outside to talk. It was then presented to the court, and jury that another male stepped outside as well. It is alleged that Mr. Anderson walked up behind this person, and grabbed him. He then told the victim to empty out his pockets, and take off the items around his neck. The victim was Travon McDuffy, who lost a watch, and large pendant chain necklace. Mr. McDuffy testified that he sensed something hard being pressed up against...
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...Annemarie Silva Case Study – Enron Professor John Kuhn September 22, 2014 Introduction When looking at this Enron Case, we come to a conclusion that there was just too many different things that were done wrong. It has been a case that is still being used today to teach the new and upcoming accountants of the accounting profession, what true ethical behavior is, and what we as accountants need to be aware of when auditing clients. Thank goodness that we have regulations that are in place to help avoid such a scandal from occurring in today. Unfortunately there will be other scandals that also will form this industry, especially since we know that we still have areas that need to be fine-tuned in the accounting profession. Question 1 When looking at the Enron case it is hard to point a finger at just one person who is the sole responsible party. Lee Ann Obringer wrote in an article; How Cooking the Books Works “The Enron fraud case is extremely complex. Some say Enron's demise is rooted in the fact that in 1992, Jeff Skilling, then president of Enron's trading operations, convinced federal regulators to permit Enron to use an accounting method known as "mark to market." Looking at this comment we could state that the blame starts with the regulatory governing agency that approved this form of accounting procedure. It’s obvious that whoever did approve this method of accounting procedure did not think about what could occur by allowing this, for it gave a false...
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...Laws of Criminal Evidence Justice CJAD 405 24 January, 2016 Nuts and Bolts Assignment #2 Please answer any 2 of the questions 1-5 and any 3 of questions 6-10. You should have a total of 5 questions answered. Please submit your answers to the correct Dropbox folder by 8:00 pm Sunday. Please number your answers to correspond to the number of the applicable question. 1. Is the jury present when hearings on the admissibility of a confession are conducted? Cite the applicable rule that applies to this situation and explain the reason for the rule. 2. State and explain three ways in which the approach to the use of evidence in civil cases differs from the approach in criminal cases. 3. What is the role of the prosecutor in handling evidence at trial? The role of the judge? The role of the jury? What is meant by the statement, “The burden of proof of guilt in a criminal case is on the prosecution throughout the trial”? 4. Define burden of proof, burden of going forward, and burden of persuasion. The Burden of proof means that the prosecutor must prove the guilt of the accused person and with that; the burden will never shift to throughout the trial. The burden of going forward means that at the beginning of the trial, the party will submit evidence that the court will decide if it’s good enough to use towards the burden of proof and if it will prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. The burden of persuasion means, being able to persuade...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper investigates about the Enron Corporation and Arthur Anderson. This assignment is to identify the background of Enron and Arthur Anderson and Enron fail. Other than that, identify the business risks that faced by Enron. Moreover, determine the responsibilities of board of directors and steps to improve corporate governance. Besides that, differentiated between rules-based accounting and principle-based accounting and the uses. In addition, there are discussion about auditor should allowed to provide non-audit services. There are also critical discussion on the reason audit partners struggle with making tough accounting decisions and a good recommendation of changes to be made. 1.0 Background of Enron Corporation and Arthur Anderson and fall Of Enron. 1.1 Background of Enron Corporation Enron was established in the middle of a recession in 1985, when Kenneth Lay CEO of Houston Natural Gas Company (HNG), persuaded a joining among Inter North Incorporate (Peterson). There was a young consultant named Jeffrey Skilling who had a background in banking organization (Peterson). He planned an innovative solution for Enron profit in the natural gas business (Sridharan, Dickes, & Caines). For instance, Enron buy natural gas from suppliers and sell to customers with the higher price (Sridharan, Dickes, & Caines). It is because the demand of natural gas increased (Peterson). Kenneth Lay was very impressed with Skilling’s new solution in 1990 and...
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...ENRON CASE Name: Please read the Enron cases posted on blackboard and the one in your book then answer the following questions based upon the case and Chapter 9. Make sure that your answers are supported by the facts of the case and the concepts you learned from Chapter 5. Please rely only on the case/chapter 9 to answer the questions except for question # 12—requires outside search. Make sure your answers are sufficiently brief, concise, and relevant to the question. Please avoid general, round, and long statements based upon speculations. “Briefly explain” means an explanation requiring 2-5 sentence elaboration of the topic in hand. This is an independent and individual project that should be done by each individual student alone. Any extensive similarities and consistent patterns among students will result in a grade of zero for any student involved in the situation. If you need assistance I should be the source to answer any questions and respond to any concerns regarding the case. It is also not acceptable that the student plagiarizes through internet sources, written documents and reports of others, and etc. Any outside source should be correctly cited with a reference. Each case will be electronically submitted on blackboard Late papers will not be accepted under any circumstances. 1. List 5 key stakeholders affected by the collapse of Enron? Explain briefly how each stakeholder was affected. a. b. c. d. e. ...
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...defense of the principles of public health and environmental policies that ensure universal access to health services, comprehensive assistance, resolution, preserving the autonomy of individuals, community participation, prioritization and political and administrative decentralization of health services. The nursing professionals respect life, dignity and human rights in all of their dimensions. The nursing professional has operations responsible for the promotion of the human being in its entirety, in accordance with the principles of ethics and bioethics (Beauchamp, 1990). Case Study At 85, Mrs. Anderson, with stage four cancer of the colon, is now unable to meet with activities of daily living after the death of her husband. She is currently living with her 36 year old son, Mark who is a single parent, with three teenage children. Because of the increase demand of care that Mrs. Anderson needed, her son did not have any choice than to take her in. Mark did not...
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...FACTS: On August 18, 1983, Francis Connelly approached Officer Anderson, a member of the Denver Police Department, and told him he would like to talk about a murder he had committed. Following proper protocol Officer Anderson informed Connelly of his right to remain silent, that anything he says can be used in a court of law, and also that he had the right to an attorney before any discussions or questions from the police. Connelly responded that he understood his rights but he wanted to proceed. From there Officer Anderson asked him several questions, and the officer even reminded Connelly that he did not have to talk to him. Connelly answered that no he had not been drinking, and he was not taking drugs. However he did inform the officer that he had been a patient in several mental...
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...Anderson Cancer Association "You have cancer" are words that no one ever wants to have to hear. For the year, 2013 my community had 1057 new cases of cancer and 425 from cancer (Bolick 2014). In 2013 my community came together to create a local place for cancer patients, survivors, and their families known as the Anderson Cancer Association (ACA). The Anderson Cancer Association is important to me because I have seen firsthand how cancer affects the lives of others including my grandmother’s, know the organization’s revenue stays locally in Anderson, and have seen them cover the cost of items not covered by my grandmother’s insurance. Seeing firsthand how this organization works to better the lives of those in our community is amazing. I have always been active in planning events for the Anderson Cancer Association since I was in high school. My high school English teacher introduced me to the organization when our school was doing a fundraiser. I became dedicated to helping fight the fight. No matter what the needs of the patients or their families we did not mind sacrificing time because we all were making an enormous impact. The greatest part of it all was that it was made possible by our local community funding. I would see people that I knew come in for financial assistance, information on what to expect during treatments, or even just a simple hug and words of encouragement. I was always there doing my part supporting anyone who came in. I remember one of my local high...
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... One main culprit for Enron scandal was Arthur Anderson. It had served as Enron’s outside auditor since 1985. Not only did Anderson do external audits it also provided Enron internal auditing and consulting services. Anderson auditors helped Enron hides its earning manipulation. Arthur Anderson falsifying financial condition of the company and never disclosed it to the public. Anderson did all kinds of services for Enron such as external auditing, internal auditing and consulting services. This not only violates accounting services but because there are conflicts of interest among the services provided by Anderson. What we see from Enron case is that some people performed ethically and while others did not. Margaret Cecani who blew the whistle regarding the scandal Enron’s manipulation of the numbers in its finical report and the data. But, when we look at Kenneth lay the founder and the CEO of the company. Under his leadership he created a company with dishonest and lack of integrity among his employees and throughout company. Lay was not only caused investors to loose billions of dollars but he was also involved in fraud. One case was that telling his employees hard earned money into 501K and to investors while he knew the company was built in dreamland with billions in hole. Other case was of an unethical behavior was when asked about profit margin by an analyst to Jeffrey Skilling he refused to answer the question even though he knew what exactly was going on inside...
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...Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1) What are the pressures that lead executives and managers to “cook the books?” After the rapid evolution of the telecommunication industry in the 1990s, WorldCom shifted its strategy to focus on building revenues and acquiring capacity sufficient to handle expected growth. Their biggest goal was to be the No. 1 stock on Wall Street rather than capturing the market share. As a result, their Expense-to-Revenue (E/R) Ratio was their measurement for their main objective (increase revenues and become the No. 1 stock on Wall Street). Due to heightened competition, overcapacity and the reduced demand for telecommunication services at the onset of the economic recession and the aftermath of the dot-com bubble collapse, the telecommunication industry conditions began to deteriorate. Prices were falling and WorldCom had no option but to cut their prices as well. This action placed severe pressure on WorldCom’s most important measurement, the E/R ratio. The E/R ratio was being affected due to revenue and pricing pressures while the committed line cost was still the same. 2) Is there a boundary between earnings management and fraudulent reporting? If so, what is it? “Earnings Management is recognized as attempts by management to influence or manipulate reported earnings by using specific accounting methods (or changing methods), recognizing one-time non-recurring items, deferring or accelerating expense or revenue transactions, or using other...
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...The Scottsboro trials were a set of court cases for nine black boys who were wrongly accused of rape (Anderson). In a video, Carol Anderson explains that when two white women yelled “rape”, nine black boys got taken into custody instantly. The woman yelling “rape” provides a swell example of the motives of racism (Routledge). The women knew that the boys would be taken in because they are black, so they yelled in order for themselves to excel in dominance (Routledge). People did not even take the time to ask the women which man raped them and the basic questions about the rape (Anderson). Furthermore, they do not even take the boys’ side of events; They just automatically assume that the group of boys are guilty because they are black (Anderson). Some important information about the trial that is provided by Anderson is how the trial only took one day for all nine guys to be deemed guilty. Back in the 1930’s Whites were extremely prejudice towards Blacks (Anderson). Whites automatically judged Blacks and did not believe a word of what the Blacks had to say (Anderson). Having a one day trial for nine boys is clearly a disadvantage for the boys and provides an unjust trial (Anderson). The influence from the Scottsboro trials occurs multiple times throughout the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. One example of an event that occurs in both trials is the amount...
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...Business Development in a Network Perspective Case Analysis Assignment October, 2013 Identifying challenges and bottlenecks based on theoretical review ESRI had a software product used for geographic information systems (GIS): ArcInfo. Listening to its customers, investing in new technology and aligning it to real customer needs were key factors that contributed to ESRI becoming world’s leading vendor of GIS in terms of revenue, market share and innovation. Here, ESRI had a successful business market process in which effort was put in understanding its customers’ needs (market sense), and creating (managing market offerings) as well as delivering value (sustaining customer relationship). However, with the arise of the desktop GIS, a new type of GIS users emerged. Their demands were different than the traditional GIS users because they didn’t need specialized, hard-to-use software. In terms of Anderson and Narus (2004), ESRI needed to understand the value of these new customers (market sense), in order to anticipate on this ‘new demands’ (crafting market strategy and in the end, gaining customers). This led to the launch of desktop GIS technologies (new offering realization). Along with the adoption of the Internet into the world of GIS, ESRI re-engineered its entire product line into a “platform”, called ArcGIS. Google and Microsoft challenged the market segment by investing in virtual globes. Now being available for free for the mass and with the upcoming success...
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...Caroline Regis at Excel Systems The case describes the effects of a proposed change in Excel's manufacturing strategy as seen through the eyes of the company's VP of Manufacturing, Caroline Regis. Regis’ employer, Excel Systems, merged with another company Gemini, a former competitor. The merger was followed by several changes to Excel's and Gemini’s old business approach. Excel System’s new CEO advocates a new manufacturing strategy: outsourcing, which he successfully ran with Gemini prior to the merger. Regis, who was in charge of in-house manufacturing at Excel Systems, feels threatened by the VP for Supply Chain Management at Gemini, Margaret Ogilvie, and her proposed changes. The case focuses on Regis's reactions to the outsourcing proposal and her actions to clarify her new role at Excel Systems. Initially, Regis seems to consent to the new organizational politics and support the new outsourcing strategy as well, only to change her mind at the last minute and exasperate her superiors, who had all thought she would support the plan. She attempts to regain control of the situation and threatens to resign if she would not be allowed to determine the appropriate strategy for the newly merged entity. The case further analyses and discusses the career and personal development issues that lead up to Regis’ determination to either be in charge of manufacturing at Excel Systems, or resign and move on to another company. The case describes Caroline Regis as an independent...
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...The Use of Cell Phones in Schools Rationale For better performance, advancement in technology has allowed mobile phones to perform various functions (Anderson, 2001). A cell phone is a great device, it can be used in education such as downloading educational apps and other educational materials (Anderson, 2001). In this case, there is a debate on whether they should be restricted in schools or they should be allowed as part of reference materials for their learning. Cell phones in classes will always cause distraction when lessons are on session, most of the students will spend most of their time playing games and watching videos instead of concentrating on their study, which leads to poor performance. The use of cell phones in schools leads to cheating. Students will use phones to send answers to questions to their friends, we have had so many cases of students been caught cheating using their cell phones. Cell phones are expensive and not everyone can afford, students without will be tempted to steal (Bianchi and Phillips, 2005). Everyone has his or her own opinion hence would like to be involved in the discussion to give to his or her own views about the topic. The best audiences to be involved in this kind of discussion are the students. The importance of the chosen topic is to give evidence on how students understand the social impacts of cell phones on life or work balance. The study is designed to provide the students with information on how the use of cell phones...
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...WHAT BUSINESS IS THIS OF OURS? The following case describes a problem at quality engineering, a medium-sized company located in Denver, Colorado. The case is based on a real situation at quality, although the name of the supplier in question has been changed. You will use this case to think about the human communication process and to begin to understand the concept of organizational communication. John and Mary were the only two buyers in the purchasing department of quality engineering. Both had been with the company for several years and were experienced in handling purchases for the manufacturing, research, finance, and marketing areas of quality. Mary typically handled purchases for the manufacturing and research areas, and john was the principal buyer for the rest of the organization. At times their individual workloads required that they cross departments and help each other. Their boss, Mike Anderson, the accountant for quality, believed they were the best purchasing team with whom he had ever worked. He was proud of their efforts and willingness to cooperate with each other. He frequently commented to quality management that John and Mary made money for the company by getting the best possible prices for goods and services. Mike was surprised and concerned to overhear John and Mary in a heated discussion. John: I can’t believe you are still using Anderson printing as one of our suppliers. I told you last month that their last two orders for my groups were...
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