Anderson Ethical Issues

Read the David Miller case from Chapter 5. After reading the case, describe a reason why someone who has been entrusted with the firm’s assets would commit a fraudulent act against the company. Based upon your understanding of the case and your professional and personal experience, recommend a series of actions that should have been taken in order to pre

The case of Rita Crundwell revolves around a town, other employees, and an auditor 's blind trust in a women, who clearly did not deserve the trust. Crundwell was the town Comptroller. The fraud resulted in 53 million dollars to be siphoned from the town 's funds in a time frame of 20 years. Crundwell covered her tracks with a fake bank account, fake invoices, and the party line of blaming the state for simply being behind on payments. There were many red flags during the two decades of this scheme, but due to the town 's small size and trusting attitude, they relied heavily on external audits, which were not up to par.

Anderson’s lawyer at trial and on appeal provided obviously and grossly inadequate representation. The failures of defense counsel are overwhelmingly sins of omission, especially the failure to investigate. This is proven true as over half of the exonerees from the innocence project claim government misconduct throughout their trials. This also ties in with government misconduct. Common forms of misconduct made by prosecutors are : withholding exculpatory evidence from defense, deliberately mishandling, mistreating or destroying evidence, allowing witnesses they know or should know are not truthful to testify, pressuring defense witnesses not to testify, relying on fraudulent forensic experts, making misleading arguments that overstate the probative value of testimony. Government misconduct took on a major role throughout the entire case in prosecuting Anderson. The innocence project mentions this, “In the years after Anderson’s conviction, when DNA testing had become widely available, Anderson sought to prove his innocence of the crime. After his lawyers were told by the police, prosecutor, and court that the rape kit and its contents had been destroyed, Anderson contacted the Innocence Project and his case was accepted in 1994.” All the evidence had been destroyed, wonder how that happened? It is undeniable that foul play is present within

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

What steps should management, the Board of Directors, or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors take in response to allegations of possible fraud or illegal acts?

Alistair has two possible choices with two different consequences. The first is that Alistair tells the truth about the bribery. The possible outcome of his choice are the following: the drivers stop receiving cash and get shot, the contract is terminated and the less fortunate stop receiving their medicine, the director in charge of the contract is fired, and the relief organisation suffers great embarrassment. These are all negative effects and cause great unhappiness. On the other hand, the happiness of the board is increased because they can put a stop to more unethical activity.

Bell, a city of 35,000 people, has remained to be the greatest scandal in California. For a long time, the manager of Bell City Robert Rizzo and the people he was working with exploited the governance systems and the finances of the city (McGrath 122). They used vast sums of money to pay their salaries. They also transformed the development agency of the town into a piggy bank, from where they borrowed funds in an improper way, deposited money in retirement accounts that was illegal, purchased property without accounting in and documents, approved fees and taxes that were illegal and found out a way of exempting themselves from state law. Court documents provide evidence to show that indeed, those people committed the crime of corruption.

The main objective of this investigation is to see if funds are being misappropriated and who is misappropriating these funds. In conducting this investigation we needed to take many steps to ensure that the tip that the department received was true. To begin we checked personnel records and company records to gather information (Albrecht, Albrecht, and Zimbelman, 216) on the suspect, Rita Crundwell. Information such as how long has this suspect has worked in the city, what her position is, and what it entails. We also went through the accounts that she is transferring the cities money into and verified that all of these are all legitimate accounts of the city. If we found any errors or accounts that were not legitimate we would note these down and ask Rita about these accounts during the interview.

The two major ethical considerations that are important to address are 9.02 - Use of Assessments and 9.06 - Interpreting Assessment Results. 9.02 - Use of Assessments is particularly important because the psychologist must consider the individual’s language preference and competence. As was noted in the initial case description, Brandon’s parents are both Polish immigrants, and Brandon spoke Polish in home until he attended junior kindergarten. Although he may not have an accent, his language preference should be noted as English may not be the language he is more comfortable using. 9.06 - Interpreting Assessment Results should also be considered. Brandon’s test-taking abilities should be highlighted, as he is suspicious and ambivalent towards the psychological testing. These feelings may negatively affect his test scores, as he may try to either hide how he truly feels, or lie to make himself seem better or worse. It should also be noted that there could be other client characteristics that affect his scores as well, particularly cultural factors.

In the scenario given, “Bob” served in many positions within a nonprofit over a three year period of time and he stole $93,000 in a variety of ways. In a small nonprofit this might be a large percentage of their operating expenses. It could have an enormous impact on the nonprofit staying in operation as well as those who are served in the community. First we should address what the organization could have done to detect the theft earlier and areas the organization can prevent fraud. Next we will look at implementing safeguards and checks and balances to prevent future occurrences. And Finally, we will address a public relations campaign that will regain the trust of donors and the community.

Solomon knowingly received and spent the $17,000 “reimbursement” which came from Elmore’s estate funds as evidenced by the check memo which states“Elmore Desvigne Estate.” It is unclear why Solomon would front the money In April from his IOLTA, and then deposit the “reimbursement” into his business account.

The factors I will use to weigh in on reaching my decisions will be the evidence that is incriminating against Mr. Tim Defoy. Embezzlement is a serious charge against the superintendent over the school district. According to Forman (2017), "Embezzlement is defined as the misappropriation of funds for personal use by an entrusted individual. Studies do show that most embezzlers work alone, too many people working on the same task makes it much easier to be caught." In this case, Mr. Defoy was the only person that had been accused of the crime. I will have to investigate how long do the reports show the misappropriation of the public funds. I will also have to rule out everyone in that office at the time because Mr. Defoy was caught that does not mean anyone else was apart of the scheme. Once I

Dishonesty by many within leadership roles has plagued the ARC organization thus causing many to not trust giving to this company. Thus is the reason why the American Red Cross faces many ethical challenges and as noted cause risk such as executive compensation, preventing and handling employee misconduct, noting that ARC lacked transparency within the leadership and organization (Thorne, 2011). I personally believed that legal contracts regarding bonus and salaries should not have been paid to the two presidents (Bernadine Haley and Marsha Evans) should have not been paid and taken to court yet I believe that all departments had issues and thus payouts to both were made on funds that could have been used to better the organization and thus causing regular individual looking from outside in to not trust ARC as an company (Thorne, 2011). As we look closer to present day and noted in article by Forbes, January 2012, the American Red Cross was fined $9.6 million for unsafe blood collection and this shows the continued woes of the ARC organization only three years ago (Forbes, 2012). In this case, ARC was fined $9.6 million after the federal government officials found hundreds of blood safety violations in multiple blood collection centers still exhibiting lack of transparency within the ARC

In examining how nanotechnology can eliminate a virus like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using the method of experiments, one must consider the ethical principles before they may conduct this investigation. This experiment involves the use of human subjects and therefore the Belmont Report will inform ethical considerations for this study. “It is important to distinguish between biomedical and behavioral research . . . in order to know what activities ought to undergo review for the protection of human subjects of research” (The Belmont Report). A researchers first concern is not the outcomes of the experiment but the participants safety. The Belmont Report states there are three basic ethical principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.

First off, lets take a closer look at what the problem is here. Alex Washington was appointed by the governor to be the commissioner for the Public Service Department. He would be the second person appointed by the governor since his term began (Joseph, 2014). The case study highlights that Alex had previously heard rumors regarding the position, but he figured it was just criticism. After accepting the job, he began to receive letters of concern from the staff and constituents. This case study highlights three particular letters that stood out for the commissioner.