Question #1: Can BFC be prosecuted and convicted of a crime under these circumstances? If so, what crime(s), and what punishment(s) is/are possible? Who likely would be criminally prosecuted in this situation - BFC, Williams, Thomson, Jones, and/or some other party or entity? What is the crime or basis of liability of each party that you identified?
Question #2: List, define, and discuss the various types of white collar and business-related crimes discussed in our text book. Then, list and discuss any federal laws that are being used to fight white collar crime. Do you believe that the existing laws are an effective deterrent to white collar/business crimes? Why or why not?
Question #3: List and define the various types of cybercrimes and cyber terrorism discussed in our textbook. Then, list and discuss any federal laws that are being used to fight white collar crime. Do you believe that the existing laws are an effective deterrent to cybercrime and cyber terrorism? Why or why not?
SCENARIO
Williams is the president of Big Food Corporation (BFC), a large wholesale grocery company that is incorporated. During a routine inspection, Smith, a government inspector, discovers numerous unsanitary conditions in one of BFC's warehouses. The conditions were caused by Jones, a BFC employee. Thomson, the BFC vice president responsible for distribution, met with Smith and assured him that BFC was unaware of the situation, but now that this issue had been brought to management's attention, all unsanitary conditions and practices would be corrected immediately. Smith gave BFC one week to take all corrective actions necessary to fix the sanitation issues. However, when Smith returned one week later to confirm that the problems had been remedied, he discovered that nothing had been done - and now the conditions had become worse.