Case Assignment On February 13, 2019, Sandra Thompson was before the Court with the motion of dismissing the indictment on the ground of double jeopardy. The first thing the subject indictment charged Ms. Thompson with was the conspiracy of committing health care. The second thing was fraud conspiracy as a way of paying and receiving illegal remunerations. The third included five counts of fraud in health care, and the fourth being five counts that came with illegal payment. Sandra appealed her conviction for conspiracy, health care kickback receipts, and health care fraud. The jury convicted her in Louisiana’s Eastern District due to her participating in a scandalous health care scheme at Psalms 23, where she was a working as a medical marketer (Department of Justice, 2018). In her appeal, the woman argued that there was no enough evidence that could sustain her convictions and that the district court had gone against its discretion through not giving the jury with the proposed theory of defense that Thompson brought up. Thompson was also charged with willfully and knowingly receiving kickback in return in…

Types of evidence Evidence is vital when trying to establish that a crime happened or that an individual took part in the crime. Different types of evidence presentable in a court of law. They include circumstantial, real, and demonstrative. This paper will seek to examine each type of evidence while ranking them from the most important to the least important. The most important is physical evidence, which is also described as real evidence. It comprises physical items in a trial that the judge or jury can physically review (Findlaw, 2019). Some types of physical evidence are DNA, blood samples, knives, or a gun. Physical evidence is significant because it can prove or disprove an issue during a trial.  Demonstrative evidence comes next where diagrams or charts are used to illustrate a testimony from a witness. It is allowed when it accurately and fairly reflects testimony from a witness and can be categorized as being probative (Findlaw, 2019). Diagrams or maps from a crime scene or graphs that show financial or physical injury towards a plaintiff are classified as being demonstrative…

Ethical Issues in Exploring Artifacts from Tombs Is it ethical to dig up ancient tombs? Morals and values are essential aspects of ethics. There exist diverse cultures among different communities across the globe. These communities not only belong to racial and ethnic lines, but communities can be forged along professional lines. These communities have different cultures with different sets of morals and values that guide them (Alex, 2018). There may be conflicting values and morals among communities when t comes to excavating ancient tombs. However, what will remain constant is that there is a need to create a connection between the past and the present and relate it to the future. Only through the excavation of ancient tombs can the current generation get the much-needed answers of how the past was and how it is affecting the present. So it is ethical to excavate ancient tombs as long as it is done in a responsible manner. Should researchers excavate ancient tombs? Researchers have the sole responsibility of relating the past with the present and link the present with the future. The…

Risk Mitigation   Risk mitigation is a process under risk management practices, which makes sure that the damage caused by risk is either nullified or minimized so that there is little loss. The operations can run smoothly without glitches (Ghaedi,& Ibrahim(2017).It lays out plans for the company, and further steps include prioritizing, monitoring, assessing damages, and assigning resources as per the level of risk associated with a particular section of the company.   Advantages of Risk Mitigation   Since risk mitigation can anticipate the probable risk beforehand and can reduce the effects of an already happened risk in the first place, it can have multiple advantages for a company. Some of them include: Prioritizing risks to enable the company to decide the next course of action Enabling the company to identify high effect risks and low effect risks. Recognizing problematic areas and strengthening their exploitable points Systematically categorizing every risk In the event of a threat, reducing the after-effects by planning out the next course of action Enabling the owners of the business to transfer risks, that is, distributing the…

Opioid Misuse and Abuse Discuss the public health impact of opioid misuse and abuse, including costs related to healthcare and criminal justice costs To begin with, opioid misuse and abuse is a major cause of death in America. On this note, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that around 130 individuals die each day in America as a result of overdosing in opioids (Boté, 2019). The massive deaths associated with opioid misuse and abuse has resulted in a significant decrease in life expectancy. For instance, the CDC states that life expectancy in American has been on a decreasing trend in the last three years (Boté, 2019). At the same time, misuse and abuse of opioids is associated with an increase in transmissions of blood-borne infections (Boté, 2019). This problem can be attributed to the sharing of drug injection equipment by individuals misusing or abusing opioids. Besides, some children have been affected by the opioid pandemic. On this note, data reveals that the prevalence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) has surged by 433% between 2004 and 2014 (Boté,…

Arguments against Optimum Currency Area-West Africa             Introduction Optimum currency area is a combination of several countries or regions to use a common currency. For a single currency to be successful, the states must meet certain critical conditions. First, the countries need to own a vast and labor market that is integrated. The labor market should comprise of flexible prices and wages. Also, the region should experience similar booms and recession. The same business cycles minimize shocks occurring in one area, which could distort the markets. Finally, the counties should have mobile capital that sustains trade balance. The chairman of ECOWAS recently stipulated the conditions that the members had to meet to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of a common currency, which included. In essence, the budget deficit should be less than 3%, prevailing inflation should be less than 5%, and the country’s public debt is less than 70%. The central bank was also required to have finance in reserves deficit of less than 10%, and generally, the country should experience table exchange rate. However, the region seems not…

Develop Applications Relative to Course Objectives Week 2 Timeline Activities: The main activity here was to demonstrate the need for project management metrics and their importance in effective management time, cost and scope. The project management metrics were important in determining the efficiency of the main components of the project, such as time, cost, and scope. By using the metrics, the project implementation team was able to manage all the main components of the project. Roadblocks and How to Overcome Them: There were challenges in collection of data from the project which was important in developing the metrics. This was resolved by designing data collection methods for each component of the project such as time, cost and scope. Week 3 and 4 Timeline Activities: In these two weeks, the timeline activity will be to apply the knowledge of project metrics to identify the key characteristics of properly defined metrics and characterize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as used in metric-driven project management. Properly defined metrics have characteristics such as accuracy, efficiency and portability. By analyzing the project management metrics, it will…

Operational research Operational research is an analytical technique of solving problems as well as decision making in an organization’s management. Problems are solved through mathematical analysis by breaking them into basic components. The objective of operation research is to provide management with a foundation for the decision making process. In simple terms, operational management is the utilization of scientific knowledge in finding a solution to organizational problems. Operational research is broken down into problem identification, construction of a model that reflects real variables, deriving of solution using the model, testing every solution, and implementation of the problem. The most common operation research techniques used in today heath care settings are linear programming, simulation, game theory, goal programming, sequencing theory, and replacement model. Simulation is an operational research method that entails setting a real-life situation model and using it to conduct experiments. Simulation technique is applicable in experimental and real study situations that are cumbersome, time-consuming, or very risky. In health care, the simulation operation research method is commonly known as either healthcare simulation or medical simulation. There are four primary…

Operations Security :Critical analysis and evaluation of a given article Introduction In an organization, policies associated with information security must be adhered by the employees of the firm. Compliance with security procedures can be ensured within the organization only when effective measures are taken. Both theoretical and practical approaches must be considered while ensuring compliance. Hence, the chosen article related to the topic shall be critically analyzed. The author’s work shall be evaluated, and the opinions of the author shall be considered (Wodak & Meyer, 2015). The main points shall be summarized, and own opinion regarding the views of the author shall be formulated as well. Critical Analysis The author in this paper introduced the malpractice of employees and their careless attitude towards policies related to information security. The paper uses previous models such as PMT or Protection Motivation Theory and integrated it with General Deterrence Theory or GDT as well as the TRA or Theory of Reasoned Action. According to the author, in 90% of cases, organizations are required to come across an incident related to information security. It…

Preparing graduates to handle global IT security – article critical analysis Businesses on the date are heavily dependent upon their Information Technology infrastructure for the smooth running of their business processes. However, there are significant challenges that are associated with the implementation of IT and its security aspects on a global scale. It is thus essential to prepare capable candidates with the skills necessary to meet the challenges arising in the domain. A chosen article on this topic will be analyzed to understand it to a better extent. Critical analysis of the article In the chosen article, the researchers have worked on the ways that can be used to prepare the students graduating in Information Systems and help them to develop the capabilities essential to handle the hurdles towards ensuring global IT security. In the study, the researchers have worked on some of the critical security issues that organizations face in terms of Information Security and assurance. They have identified that it is one of the crucial elements, especially for those businesses where the customers want more secure experience with…