PART 1: Your boss at Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe has assigned you to work on a project. The firm is developing a section of its criminal practice devoted to public trust offenses, and you have been assigned to write a promotional material for the firm's Web site.
- Write a 2-page description of a particular type of public trust crime. Be sure to add an introduction and summary to the assignment.
- You may choose any of the following example topics to complete your assignment or any of your choice.
- Examples of offenses against public trust include bribery, jury tampering, election offenses, embezzlement of public funds, and fraud involving public funds or trust.
- Discuss and address any laws pertaining to the topic chosen.
PART 2:
You are at a retirement party for Attorney Howe of Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe. You learn that Attorney Howe is leaving because she paid the governor of the state $2 million for the seat vacated by a recently arrested U.S. senator. Prepare a main post answering the following questions:
- Has Attorney Howe committed a crime? If so, who is the victim?
- When it comes to "accepting" the funds offered by Howe, should the individual on the receiving end be criminally liable as well?