law on plunder. Seen as a deterrent to prevent public officials from stealing money from the government‚ the plunder law was passed in 1991 with the most significant signatory being one Senator Joseph Estrada. In this edition of the Law Professor‚ we shall now examine the intricacies of the Plunder Law. What is plunder and how is it committed? According to Section 2 of RA 7080‚ plunder is committed when a public officer who‚ by himself or in connivance with members of his family‚ relatives by
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Cardinal Health: A Kickback Scheme for Company xxxxx xxxxxx June 2012 Southern New Hampshire University ACC 421 Auditing and Forensic Accounting A fraud that occurred recently was the corruption charges brought against Cardinal Health a pharmaceutical company based in Dublin‚ Ohio. The fraud involved Cardinal health paying pharmacies kickbacks in other to ensure that the pharmacies purchased prescription drugs for their pharmacies from them. Kickback schemes are a type of
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newspaper editorial: [The recent use of mail ballots in Oregon’s election of a U.S. senator has led some people to hail this as the wave of the future in our democratic republic]. *[We do not share that enthusiasm].* *[The primary advantage of the mail ballot is that it requires little time]* and [effort on the part of the voter]. [We think that also is a primary shortcoming of this process]. It is worth a little of both our time and our energy to exercise the right to vote‚ and that personal investment
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What Are Little Boys Made Of? In his essay "What Are Little Boys Made Of?"‚ Michael Kimmel describes how America has been so focused on girls and feminism‚ that boys have been forgotten about. "There’s no question that there’s a boy crisis. Virtually all the books cite the same statistics: boys are four to five times more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed‚ three times more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder‚ and fifteen times more likely to be victims of violent
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Conflicting Setting in “So What Are You Anyway?” For many years‚ African Americans have endured the oppression of white superiors‚ but have put up a great fight for emancipation. Over time‚ the segregation that once existed has diminished‚ but continues to live on in the minds of some. In Lawrence Hills‚ “So What Are You Anyway”‚ the setting is a key contributor to the conflict of the story in regards to equality now being instilled into society‚ an innocent Carole being targeted and demeaned for
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Issue: Sen. Enrile’s Cashgifts to the senators The house of senate was abuzz with rumour. Different issues were come out‚ and one of which is the unequal issuance of MOOE (Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses). The said issue started when Senate Pres. Juan Ponce-Enrile gave Php. 1.6 million pesos to the 18 senators‚ while the remaining 5 senators were only given Php. 250‚000‚ one of his colleagues described this thing as “unconscionable‚ unconstitutional and bribery". But is it right and just
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Why Was There So Little Opposition to the Nazi Regime? It is very difficult to judge the levels of opposition to the Nazi regime because of the extreme measures that were in place to suppress it. This being the case therefore‚ can we conclude that the fact that there was relatively little political resistance meant that the German population were too scared to speak out‚ as they knew what the consequences would be? Or was it perhaps that the government had taken measures to ensure that the German
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Title: Iowa Senator Tom Harkin [...] Tom Harkin is considered to be one of the most adventurous‚ hard-working fighters in the US Congress. Many people support him and believe him as Harkin speaks up for people who may be left out or ‘forgot’. Thomas Richard Harkin is the junior United States Senator from Iowa. Harkin is the member of the Democratic Party. At present he is the Ranking Minority Member of the USA Senate Committee on Agriculture‚ Nutrition‚ and Forestry. [...] Harkin‚ a noted leader
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In the Disney film “The Little Mermaid” we first meet Ariel as an independent‚ 16 year old looking for an adventure. Ariel has grand feminist goals to explore the world and has talent as well as beauty. However‚ she has a stubborn and aggressive attitude that always gets her into trouble; resulting in constant supervision. This is the reason why she disobeys her father and ends up falling in love with a human – which is strictly forbidden. Ariel changes herself for a partner of the opposite sex and
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SAMPLE LETTER TO YOUR SENATOR You may write any Member of the Senate at: Post Office Box 142 Columbia‚ S.C. 29202-0142 Senate Mailing List (Word .docx) Merge format. The sample letter below is provided to show the correct format for addressing your State Senator. It is impossible to provide one letter that would meet the needs of all students; so‚ you will need to personalize your letter to address your concerns or issues regarding legislation. Please use the left-hand column as a guide
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