Reference no: EM131335246
As you saw in the text, "agents" of state entities that receive federal funds who commit fraud or bribery violate the federal program fraud statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 666.
Exactly who qualifies as an agent for purposes of the act? Must a person in some fashion be responsible for the funds granted to the state entity?
Consider two cases:
(1) State judges accept bribes from lawyers arguing cases before the judges. The judges are officers of the courts, and the state courts have received federal funds. However, the judges have nothing to do with control or disbursement of those funds. Can they be convicted under § 666?
(2) A county zoning official falsified documents he used to obtain a low-income housing grant. The county had received federal funds under a federal assistance program. The defendant was a county official, but had nothing to do with disbursement of the county funds. Can he be convicted under § 666?
What appears to be the "split" among the federal circuit courts of appeal?
Do you think the Supreme Court should resolve that split?
If the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case to resolve the "split," how do you think they should rule? Provide a legal argument for your answer.
|
Which requirements do you believe should be deleted and why
: As Executive Director of your state's (Tennessee) P.O.S.T. Commission, which requirements do you believe should be deleted and why? Also, what requirements do you believe should remain and why
|
|
Describe relation between marginal and average total cost
: In the following figure, if the firm has average total costs ATC1, which rectangle measures total profit? If the firm has average costs ATC2, what is total profit?
|
|
Evaluation and outcome expectations in an articulate
: Conduct an analysis of a recent article and provide your evaluation and outcome expectations in an articulate and informative paper that discusses:
|
|
Investment and saving functions
: Assume that the demand for real money balance (M/P) is M/P=0.6Y-100i, where Y is national income and i is the nominal interest rate (in percent). The real interest rate r is fixed at 3 percent by the investment and saving functions.
|
|
Agent for purposes of the act
: Exactly who qualifies as an agent for purposes of the act? Must a person in some fashion be responsible for the funds granted to the state entity?
|
|
Brief the jordan vs city of new london case
: In a narrative format of no less than (500 words), brief the Jordan v. City of New London case and detail the facts, issues, and court holdings
|
|
What quantity of output will the firm sell
: Suppose the marginal costs of producing the good in exercise 5 is a constant $10 per unit of output. What quantity of output will the firm sell?
|
|
Find societal impact
: How we can track both the personal and societal impact of film. In fact, your Week One Introduction post asked you to consider this issue and, as we progressed through the class and learned new terminology--new ways of looking at film, we were abl..
|
|
Briefly tell me about yourself
: MKT 300: Briefly tell me about yourself. Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stressful situation at work. How did you work through them?What are your strengths? What is your greatest weakness? What qualifications do you have that mak..
|