Bernie Badoff case
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Bernie Badoff works in a high stress job on Wall Street. Because of the downturn of the economy, Bernie's commissions have decreased by nearly fifty percent over the past year and Bernie has fallen behind on his mortgage payments on his summer cottage in the Hamptons. Bernie received a notice from the bank that foreclosure proceedings would commence if he did not make a payment of $240,000 before the end of the month. Bernie knew he could not come up with this kind of cash, so he devised a plan to "borrow" the money from his company. Bernie was a whiz on the computer and transferred $250,000 from several clients' accounts without their knowledge. He planned on returning the money within 90 days, as he knew a quarterly audit would uncover the missing funds.
Bernie's plan worked perfectly and he secured the funds and made the required payment to keep his home in the Hamptons. Bernie was just days away from returning the funds to the company, when an IT manager discovered what Bernie had done. The authorities were immediately called and Bernie was escorted out of work in handcuffs.
(A) What business crime(s), if any, would you charge Bernie with? Please support your answer by discussing the elements of the selected crime(s).
(B) What rights would Bernie have in the criminal justice system (i.e. Fifth Amendment self-incrimination)? Please select one such right and argue why you think law makers have chosen to provide that right to defendants?
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Bernie Badoff works in a high stress job on Wall Street. Because of the downturn of the economy, Bernie's commissions have decreased by nearly fifty percent over the past year and Bernie has fallen behind on his mortgage payments on his summer cottage in the Hamptons. Bernie received a notice from the bank that foreclosure proceedings would commence if he did not make a payment of $240,000 before the end of the month. Bernie knew he could not come up with this kind of cash, so he devised a plan to "borrow" the money from his company. Bernie was a whiz on the computer and transferred $250,000 from several clients' accounts without their knowledge. He planned on returning the money within 90 days, as he knew a quarterly audit would uncover the missing funds.
Bernie's plan worked perfectly and he secured the funds and made the required payment to ...
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