SOLUTION: Moorpark College The Firm 1993 Starring Tom Cruise and Jeanne Tripplehorn Summary

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The Firm – Outline
Thesis Statement: The government should demonstrate that the official rendered a particular
service that was in exchange for the valuable item given.
I.

Business Crimes in the Film
A. Commercial Bribery

i.

Commercial bribery involves the acceptance of something of value by a government
employee or a public official in exchange for some preferential treatment

ii.

Commercial bribery is committed in the movie, The Firm
B. Extortion

i.

This crime happens when threats are used to obtain money or service

ii.

In The Firm, there is a commission of extortion
C. Mail Fraud

i.

Mail fraud involves engaging in intentional deception so as to make some personal or
monetary gain

ii.

In the film, mail fraud is committed

II.

Analysis
A. Affected Groups of stakeholders

i.

The commission of mail fraud affects three groups of stakeholders

ii.

Shareholders are another group that is affected by the mail fraud crime in the film
B. Ethic Rules

i.

The stakeholders would give different reasons as to why the firm would not have
committed the mail fraud

ii.

When the government is unable to deliver quality public services because of a lack of
sufficient resources, many people would suffer

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The Firm
Business Crimes in the Film
Commercial Bribery
Commercial bribery involves the acceptance of something of value by a government
employee or a public official in exchange for some preferential treatment. The valuable thing
given is for influencing the official’s conduct in favor of the person or entity giving the bribe
(Strader, 2017). The elements for this crime are the official benefit rendered, the valuable item
received, and the intent. The official benefit is what the party that received the bribe did in
response to the bribe. The intent of giving a bribe is to influence the other party. The valuable
item may be money, or a gift (Alalehto, 2020). To prove that the perpetrator is guilty of
commercial bribery, the government needs to d…