reaction paper on pork barrel scam

During the time of the scandal, which broke in mid-2005, PBS&J had 4,000 employees in 75 offices in 24 states (Barnett, 2007). A number of high-profile projects were under construction with FDOT, OOCEA, and TxDOT. The funds from these projects were being brought into the firm at a rapid rate; however, PBS&J contained a flimsy internal controls system which facilitated the embezzlement that eventually took place. The major players of the scandal were located in the firm’s Miami office. They were Scott DeLoach, then chief financial officer (CFO); Maria Garcia, an accounting employee who was in charge of the office’s database and bank reconciliations; and Rosario Licata, a bookkeeper who maintained the firm’s benefits bank account (Eubanks, 2016).

In the case study of “The Purchased Paper,” a working college student named Edgar Allen has a dilemma: he believes his only option is to choose between going to college and having a job. At first glance, anyone might agree that his hands are tied, but by studying his behaviour using methods adapted by authors Skip Downing and Stephen Covey, it is easy to tell that Edgar not only has more options than he thinks, but is also playing a victim when it comes to personal responsibilities.

“March of Dimes” charity was in news in November ’15, because of an alleged fraud committed by one of its employees named Ms. Karima Manji. Karima Manji has been working with MOD since 2005. She has been handling the portfolio of property manager and used to look after MOD’s non-profit residences. She is alleged to have used “various means” to siphon funds from the charity, including forging invoices and expense claims, and funnelling money into a false March of Dimes bank account. She has been charged with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, possession of property obtained by a crime over $5,000 and presenting a forged document. She also served as the executive director of Kingsmere retirement living in Alliston and has been placed on administrative leave after being charged by Toronto police of allegedly defrauding MOD of $0.8 Mn. Officials at MOD has confirmed of ongoing investigation into the incident and those of Kingsmere retirement living have stated that “Manji’s employment is not linked to her involvement with MOD’s”.

My advantages to earning money is to take a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii and pay for the flight, food etc., and how I would get the money is by a job with babysitting.

Billions of dollars are spent by thousands of lobbyists that work within Congress each year to see if they can alter or eliminate federal policies that they feel need are no longer needed or that need to be modified. Does the influence of money make it possible for the lobbyist to be more effective in changing the federal policies? This is a question that has been asked many times and with different points of views and opinions. It is sometimes said the person with the most money has the most influence but I don’t believe that that is always true.

For Gibson Southern’s 2017 Mock Congress assignment I was given bill numbers two and eleven. Bill two was “A Bill to Incentivize a Shift to Green Energy by Increasing Investments in Nuclear Energy”. Bill eleven was “A Resolution to End Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions”. I was a member of the Gold Party, therefore, I was for bill eleven and opposing bill two.

The FEC is charged with the responsibility to regulate election campaign funds. The FEC examine on how PACs and campaigns are spending funds. The FEC implored limitations and restriction on amounts of funds made by political campaign group “What is the

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) was the backlash against the dark-money disaster of the 1972 reelection campaign for Richard Nixon who "raked in $20 million in secret donation[s]" (Kroll, 2012). For one thing, proponents for less stringent rules are not denying that corruption exist because contributions given directly to candidates is, but independent expenditures are not.

Each day I invest in developing my family, with love, faith hope, charity, not gambling. The work is steady, fulfilling, rewarding, and challenging,

Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff born April 29, 1938. The founder of Bernie L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Madoff was the chairman until his arrest on December 11, 2008. On March 12, 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme.

Bernie Madoff, the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, ran one of the biggest schemes in history. Bernie Madoff stole $65 billion dollars from his investors over the course of two decades. He stole money from victims such as Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bacon, Carl Shapiro, thousands of wealthy retirees, charities, and supposedly sophisticated financial firms. He convinced them to give him their money by falsely promising profits in return. He was caught in December 2008 and pleaded guilty in March 2009. He was charged with 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, perjury, and theft. He was arrested and is now facing 150 years in prison. The people caught working with him on this scheme were five of his employees , his accountant and

Bernie Madoff was one of the most prolific Ponzi-scheme artists in history. Madoff schemes netted him millions of dollars. Mr. Madoff used his BMIS Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities a New York Limited Liability company, to commit fraud, money laundering, and perjury. This is just a few things that Mr. Bernard Madoff has done to many innocent investors, who believed in Mr. Madoff, and everything he stated. Due to Mr. Madoff’s action he has changed so many people’s lives. Some have lost everything, some committed suicide, and others just humiliated by Mr. Madoff. This paper is to tell you about Mr.

Mission: To efficiently investigate SIPV (Suspected Intentional Program Violation) allegations of unreported income by DC Public Assistance Beneficiaries.

It is amazing how a man can go from poverty to becoming one of the greatest neurosurgeons of the world as well as a United States presidential candidate. This man’s name is Ben Carson. Ben Carson’s life will be summarized by looking at his rise to success through hardship with education. Other areas of Carson’s life that will be discussed are his faith, challenges as a surgeon, and his contributions to the world. Ben Carson encountered challenges as a child and as a surgeon, he explored new areas of neurosurgery such as the complicated surgery of separating siamese twins, and he exchanged ideas with other doctors. Ben has a great importance in American society and has truly inspired the people of this world.

This paper introduces Bernard L. Madoff a fraudster who orchestrated a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. The paper discusses elements that make up a Ponzi scheme and explains what a Ponzi scheme is. The paper goes on to introduce some of the victim’s and examines some reasons why someone might fall victim to a Ponzi scheme. The paper describes the three elements making up the fraud triangle and how they relate to the fraud and the fraudster. This paper covers Bernard Madoff’s background and history and how he committed the fraud analyzing the fraud triangle. The paper describes ways to correct the issue, accounting principles violated, and recommendations for a fix. Finally, the paper looks at internal and external controls violated and ends with a conclusion.