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Accessing the Crossing the Line:
Ordinary People Committing
Extraordinary Crimes e-Case
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1. What are three tactics Diann’s employer could have instituted
to prevent her fraud? Be specific.
1. One thing that her employer could have done is make all
employees log what they have spent on their company card
and all discrepancies are documented and taken care of.
2. Another thing that they could have done is not given all
employees company cards and make them come and get a card
when they need it or use personal money and be reimbursed
with a receipt.
3. Lastly they could also dedicate someone to look over
everyone’s card use and document or keep track of things
that look discrepant.
2. Do you think Diann’s punishment was fair? Why or why not?I
personally do think her punishment was fair. I do commend her
for coming clean and not continuing until she was caught, but
you can’t steal.
3. What was your initial reaction to Justin’s interview? Do you
believe that he will commit fraud again? Why or why not?At the
beginning I really thought that he was going to continue to
believe that he didn’t do anything wrong, but it seems that
prison helped him realize that what he did was wrong and I
don’t think that he would end up doing that again.
4. Do you believe that corporate culture or personal greed were
the largest contributing factors to Aaron and Weston’s
decision to commit fraud? Reference specific examples from the
case to support your assertionI think that it was a little bit
of both but more corporate culture, they needed to make sure
they were making the numbers and keep their jobs. One example
is when they said that they felt the PRESSURE to “cook the
books,” just going to show that they workplace did take part in
some aspect of it.
5. How would you deal with pressure from the executive level to
“cook the books?”I think that would be a very difficult
situation to be in because when the pressure is at that eve you
feel like you need to do it even though you don’t. I would say
that I would need to make sure that my moral compass is in
check and remember that what they’re asking of me is unethical
and your job is on the line and not theirs.
6. Since Aaron had already retired from HealthSouth, do you
believe that it was fair that he was sentenced to three months
in federal prison? Why or why not?I do think he needed to go
regardless. They still committed the crime wether it was 7
weeks, days or years ago, you are still responsible.
7. How do you think white collar crime will evolve in the future?
Do you think this attention will have more positive or negative
effects?I think that they will become more substantial when is
comes to the dollar amount, but I do think it could become less
due to the growth of technology. I don’t think that the
attention will change, I think it will still be looked at the
same way with the same connotation.
8. Overall, what did you learn from Crossing the Line?I learned
that some people who do this can be malicious and evil, but
most of the time it is an ordinary person. I also learned how
common it can be and how out of hand it really can get.
1. What are three tactics Diann’s employer could have instituted
to prevent her fraud? Be specific. : Three tactics that Diann’s
employer could have instituted to prevent her fraud would have
been, the accountants making sure that all of the balance
sheets were in order, and to make sure that the numbers truly
added up. Secondly, they could have checked the company’s cards
and the balance sheets for those as well, because had they had
looked into it more they would have discovered some
discrepancies. Finally, they could have checked what she
herself was making from the company. This would have also had
helped them realize that there was fraud occurring.
2. Do you think Diann’s punishment was fair? Why or why not?: I
think it was extremely fair judging from the fact that she
stole basically embezzled half a million dollars. I honestly
would have thought that her sentence would have been for much
longer for something like that. Something that made me think of
this was Jordan Belfort, who also did not have a very long
sentence but got so much money from fraud.
3. What was your initial reaction to Justin’s interview? Do you
believe that he will commit fraud again? Why or why not?: My
initial reaction to Justin’s interview was that he was a bit of
a loose screw. In the sense that it felt like he was chasing
after money and would go to any means in order to get that
money. But, he was very against going to jail and would want to
stay out so its a little bit of a 50/50 split for me.
4. Do you believe that corporate culture or personal greed were
the largest contributing factors to Aaron and Weston’s
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decision to commit fraud? Reference specific examples from the
case to support your assertion. : I think that it was a little
of a mix. Corporate culture makes us do things sometimes that
go against what we
believe. What professionals often do is
leave their dirty laundry at work, and come home and forget
about what is going on in their professional lives.
Furthermore, I believe that greed was also a big part of this.
Wanting more money to please those around you, and be able to
feel satisfied is something that many business people aspire
for.
How would you deal with pressure from the executive level to
“cook the books?”: For me, the thing that my father always
told me when I was growing up was, “if you are going to make
it, you are going to make it the right way.” That has truly
stuck with me since I was a child, and I am not the type of
person that challenges my morals in any situation. So, I would
leave the company if I was asked to do something like that.
Since Aaron had already retired from HealthSouth, do you
believe that it was fair that he was sentenced to three months
in federal prison? Why or why not?: I think it was fair,
because even though he wasn’t there, during the time that fraud
was happening
he was still at the company, and that really is
all that matters in the big picture. 3 months, is better than
spending life.
How do you think white collar crime will evolve in the future?
Do you think this attention will have more positive or negative
effects?: I think that overtime white collar crimes will become
much more intrinsic. The fact is, we are in a society that is
extremely advanced in the realm of technology. Technology, has
helped us develop so many new and easier ways of doing things,
but has also allowed us to find things that were unavailable to
us in the past.
Overall, what did you learn from Crossing the
Line?- Overall, I learnt that what you believe in is the most
important thing. I have always said to always trust your gut,
and of course listen to others advice, but if it goes against
your moral compass, don’t question it. Crossing the Line truly
made me think about what I would do in certain corporate
situations and it overall made me feel even stronger about the
morals that I have set in place for myself.
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