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U S Attorney Watergate Scandal
953 wordsWatergate, designation of a major U. S. political scandal that began with the burglary and wiretapping of the Democratic party's campaign headquarters, later engulfed President Richard M. Nixon and many of his supporters in a variety of illegal acts, and culminated in the first The burglary was committed on June 17, 1972, by five men who were caught in the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate apartment and office complex in Washington, D. C. Their arrest eventually uncov...
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Washington D C Grand Jury
1,171 wordsThe Watergate Affair, is the worst political scandal in U. S. history. It led to the resignation of the president, Richard M. Nixon, after he became implicated in an attempt to cover up the scandal. The Watergate Affair refers to the break-in and electronic bugging in 1972, of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment, and office building complex in Washington D. C. The term was applied to several related scandals. More than thirty administration officials, campai...
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La Cosa Nostra Obstruction Of Justice
1,831 wordsWhat is the Mafia? Many people ponder the true definition of Mafia. The literal translation of the word Mafia means my daughter. According to Rick Porello of American Mafia. com, the Mafia, more specifically the Italian-American Mafia, is a group of criminals organized into "families, " and operating primarily in North America. Also known as La Cosa Nostra, at one time there were 26 families in the United States - roughly one for each major city. The Mafia "commission, " composed of bosses of nu...
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The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
1,254 wordsIn early October 1945, the four powers victorious after the Second World War issued an indictment against 24 men and six organizations. Fifty years ago the Prosecutions opening statement was read by Associate United States Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson. Just eight months prior to that reading, the very building in which the historical trial took place was "an enemy fortress in the hands of German troops" The Nuremberg Trials are historically significant because they represent the first ti...
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Lead His Students Aristophanic Socrates To Be Guilty Pheidippides
427 wordsOne of the most famous philosophers of all times, Socrates, was put to trial in Athens around 347 BCE in behalf of three major counts. First of all he was indicted for corrupting the youth of Athens. Secondly, he was indicted for not believing in the gods in whom the city of Athens believed in; thirdly he was charged for believing in other new divinities which were not traditional to the city. In this paper, I will assess the guiltiness and innocence of Socrates as portrayed on two major works, ...
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Racism State Troopers Incident Of The Nj Turnpike
477 wordsThe first story takes place in Los-Angeles where Jim Love is a Police officer who struggles with his own existence as a low-paid worker. He has his own concept of fighting the crime and he is a person who is a bit powerful, hiding behind a badge that hide a real prejudiced person. We believe facts and hate affected his life along the years. At first he was a great cop but now he is racist. He thinks troubles and crimes come from black people. We also believe he is not the only one. Fewer article...
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Pentagon Papers Richard Nixon
999 wordsWhitewater vs. Watergate. Both are political sandals that have rocked the nation. As Watergate unraveled, many of Nixon's dirty tactics were learned, including assorted lists of enemies (a number of which became targets of IRS tax audits), wiretapping, political sabotage, burglary, blackballing, and smear campaigns. Similarly, as Whitewater unfolded, the scandal appeared to involve more than just an illegal loan. It touched on possible hush money paid to witnesses and includes the acquisition of...
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Complete History Of Prohibition In The United States
1,279 words... excretory of the Treasury, "Have you got this fellow Capone yet? I want that man in jail" (Ber green). A few days later, Capone was called before a grand jury in Chicago, but did not seem to understand the seriousness of the powerful forces there were gathering against him. Capone thought he had more important matters to resolve. Evidence was mounting that two of his Sicilian colleagues were causing Capone problems (Kobler). Kobler describes the famous scene in which Capone met the problems ...
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Prisoners Of War Concentration Camps
740 wordsOn October 18, 1945, the chief prosecutors lodged an indictment with the War Crimes Tribunal charging 24 individuals with variety of crimes and atrocities. This included the deliberate instigation of wars, extermination of racial and religious groups, murder and mistreatment of prisoners of war, and the murder, mistreatment, and the deportation of slave labor of the inhabitants of countries occupied by Germany during the war. The men accused at the trial were the Nationalist Socialist leaders He...
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Financial Losses Criminal Law
1,072 wordsThe present research is devoted to the discussion of felony and misdemeanor as the two main categories of the criminal law at present time. The discussion will be based on real case examples, and will be aimed at defining which crimes should be considered a felony, and which should be considered a misdemeanor. Criminal Law American criminal law presents various classifications of criminal delinquencies. The most widely spread legislative classification is the division of crimes into the two big ...
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Second Hand Smoke United States Government
1,635 wordsCount 1: The executive officers and members of the boards of the multinational cigarette companies are indicted for conspiracy, or preparation of a common plan to execute the substantive crimes enumerated in counts 2, 3, 4. Count 2: These executives officers and members of the boards of the multinational cigarette companies are indicted for deliberate, willful violation of traditional norms, laws and rules of commerce and social contract. Count 3: These executive officers and members of the boar...
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Indicted For Bewitching Bewitched And Cursed Martha
294 wordsMartha Carrier, indicted for bewitching and cursing dozens of persons. I believe that she was framed by the Puritans. Puritans believed in witches and their ability to harm others. They defined witchcraft as entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil. Thus, witchcraft was considered a sin because it denied God s superiority and a crime because the witch could call up the Devil in his or her shape to perform cruel acts against others. The belief of the day an...
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Initials Wywiorski Inspectors Meat
262 wordsMeat Inspectors Case Ed Wywiorski worked as a USDA meat inspector for 42 years when he was indicted, along with 39 other inspectors, for? accepting things of value, ? or? accepting bribes? (353). Immediately, all 40 inspectors were suspended without pay. The USDA office gave the inspectors a written notice of their suspension and 48 hours to respond. However, several of the inspectors appealed to the Civil Service Commission stating that it was illegal to suspend them before they had been tried ...
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Court Of Appeals 1 St Amendment
839 wordsWatkins v. United States (1957) 354 U. S. 178 Facts: Watkins was subpoenaed to testify in a congressional hearing to investigate alleged wrong doings of the Attorney General and the department of justice. Throughout the questioning the congressional committee asked questions that could result in Watkins incriminating himself because of his political beliefs. Due to this Watkins evoked his 5 th Amendment right not to answer the question. By doing so the congressional committee indicted him and th...
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Fifth Amendment Bowling Green
383 wordsand Due Embezzlement Mac Taylors Embezzlement and Due Process Rights Mac Taylor is employed by American National Bank located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He has been arrested for the embezzlement of $ 50, 000 from his job. Embezzlement is where someone steals money from their place of work for their personal benefit. There are several legal procedures that must be followed by law enforcement and court officials. First, the police must have probable cause to get a search warrant. It first must be...
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