Banks by law have the right to refuse services‚ provided there is a legitimate reason to suspect a particular client’s dealing are unlawful or unethical to the Federal Reserve banking rules. Nevertheless Bank of America (BOA) actions along the other financial institution’s refusing to provide banking services to WikiLeaks are in violation of contractual rights and civil rights. WikiLeaks has a deontological moral right that is being violated by these organizations. Deontological speaking his
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INTRODUCTION Bank of America‚ one of the top financial institutions in the United States of America and Wikileaks‚ described by many as the probably the biggest whistleblower in recent history are in for a colossal battle. Bank of America is on the defensive end as to whether one of its executives lost a hard drive containing information that if and when released could cause the bank to crumble to the ground. On the other hand‚ Wikileaks allegedly has this hard drive in its possession and has
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Abstract In deciding if Bank of America should refuse to process payments and do business with Wikileaks‚ it is important to determine if there are any overarching utilitarian or deontological ethical factors. After consideration of the ethics involved from the standpoint of both organizations‚ I believe this decision comes down to a determination of the relative importance of competing rights. Bank of America’s decision will not solely affect the continuance of Wikileaks as an information outlet
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The word WikiLeaks has been added to our everyday vocabulary only a couple of years ago. Yet‚ it has surged in its usage in perfunctory conversation with astounding pace. The organisation created by Australian hacker Julian Assange and a few of his close associates‚ the closest being fellow German hacker Daniel Domscheit-Berg‚ has captured the rapt attention of the world media by its activities. WikiLeaks has been an influential organisation and has created waves‚ whether beneficial or detrimental
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WikiLeaks: Is It a Threat? Do you believe WikiLeaks is a threat to national security? WikiLeaks is an open website that reveals classified documents to the general public. It has released almost 250‚000 documents in the past two years. “The Pentagon has said it took weeks to ascertain what damage had been done” (BBC). Many of the leaks are believed to be falsified information. “Covert or confidential planning in the national interest‚ or to further international peace and security‚ is now compromised”
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WikiLeaks is an international‚ online‚ non-profit[2] organisation which publishes secret information‚ news leaks‚[4] and classified media from anonymous sources.[2][5] Its website‚ initiated in 2006 in Iceland by the organisation Sunshine Press‚[6] claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within a year of its launch.[7] Julian Assange‚ an Australian Internet activist‚ is generally described as its founder‚ editor-in-chief‚ and director.[8] Kristinn Hrafnsson‚ Joseph Farrell and Sarah
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WikiLeaks - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks WikiLeaks From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private‚ secret‚ and classified media from anonymous news sources‚ news leaks‚ and whistleblowers. Its website‚ launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press[5] organisation‚[6] claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within a year of its launch.[7] WikiLeaks describes
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Bank of America Business Analysis Bank of America is one of the world ’s largest financial institutions‚ serving individual consumers‚ small and middle sized market businesses and large corporations with a vast array of products and services. From multi-million dollar loans to thousands of ATM’s throughout the United States and overseas‚ Bank of America is among the world ’s leading wealth management companies’ and is a global leader in corporate business. Bank of America Business Capital provides
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WikiLeaks Case Study 1 WikiLeaks have taken the spot light and have taken a bold stand again against financial power houses to expose classified information and allow the world to see the truth behind the operations of an American powerhouse bank. The debate is to decide whether or not is right for the financial sector to have a say on which political group can operate‚ or even withhold services as a tool to manage risk. In the case between WikiLeaks and Bank of America‚ the director of WikiLeaks
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Cash Posting or Payment Entry Department | * Posting of the details contained in the EOB * Should post the relevant charge in the appropriate patient’s account * Initiate the process for the denied claims. Payment Entry Process - Flowchart | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CASH POSTING OR PAYMENTS | When a claim has been processed and paid‚ the amount paid will have to be applied to the amount charged for individual patient’s treatment in the Medical Billing
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