CRJ-322 - CRIMINAL MIND CASE STUDY 2

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES
CASE STUDY TWO

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White-Collar Crimes
Strayer University
Felicia McCaw
Professor Idonia K. Barrett
CRJ322
Online Summer 2017
July 29, 2017
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This type of criminal activity is now synonymous with various types of fraud committed by individuals who have respectability and high standing. It is a crime that is significantly different from ordinary crimes which may require threat or physical force or violence done throughout each class system and regions and are extensive. These actors are not necessarily in need but are professional people, businessman and politicians.
In examination of the three elements that identify a crime as a white-collar crime this involves a crime committed by middle class or higher class offender(s) that use a position to use deceit, mani-pulation and who are motivated by financial gain but are not necessarily in need. Defendant Julian Assange and Wikileaks, stand with allegations of him committing a white-collar crime and possible espionage. In reference to a white-collar the needs to be met are the designations to be reflective of qualifications of being a white-collar crime as follows: characterized by deceit, concealment or violation of trust, and are not dependent on the application or threat of physical force or violence, with motivation of financial gain.
Although Julian Assange is a person of financial stability the profile for a white-collar crime is not deemed appropriate or fits the realm. White-collar crimes are a blasé point to categorize crimes that have a non-violent element and are done under the precedent of financial gain, power, profit, or for positional status. Also, since the act does not have affiliation with a corporate structure this also renders the debate and type of crime as not being white-collar. In the manner of whether the defendant Julian Assange committed a white-collar crime is still a questionable moot for the act does not fit the defining of what a white-collar crime is.
In regard to what entails the possibility of apprending what an act of espionage (Espionage Act of 1917) is as pertains to this case would be the clause “willful communication, delivery, or transmission to any person not entitled to receive it that would be injurious to the United States or an advantage of any
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foreign nation”. Therefore, summarily the cause and the attributable reply to such an act is indeed the nature of whether the intent has been done deliberately to cause an injurious state to the United States and any protected entity in said country. By far the claim is hereto an act against said defendant Assange for seen as an act of treason if a member or occupant of the United States. As per a decision of President Woodrow Wilson the act itself is a law to protect the United States against any and all “insidious methods of internal hostile activities”. Further any destructive acts that regulate the United States in a detrimental light to associative countries in the world power position affects and negates the equal standing held and versed within all acts, communication and negotiation ability.
The elements of mens rea is a factor but does the act indeed qualify for true intent to cause an injurious state to the United States, companies and all therein who live and are members and occupants of this country. As such the theoretical proposition is the labeling of an act of espionage applicable and if so what is the cost to defendant Assange if the there was true intent.
Consequently, if the level of intent is to cause injurious harm then defendant Assange would be deemed guilty of an intentional motive to harm the United States by causing a rift in peace, mediation and negotiation ability by giving confidential information to any and all who have enmity toward this country and all therein.
The growing support of Assange is intriguing in the manner of empathetic support to not condemn his actions but support a leaking of information that is not entitled to all the populace but should have been retained due to security and unwanted breaches that could adversely affect the companies, employees and livelihood of working citizens.
The active support is possibly rendered due to a supposed victimless state ad supposed costless crime. As with all crimes, whether white-collar or ordinary criminal acts there are always victims and costs whether thru standing, social interaction, or being depicted as being unprincipled or refusal to be in
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alliance with the United States.
Further, because the debatable case of Assange is not conclusively finalized and completed the state of pause is primarily visible due to his asylum in a neutral country of Sweden. But if such an occurrence causes a fallout of injurious state to those concerned who sustained leakages this cause a levy of lawsuits because of information leaked that has compromised the state of equity in each entity that has or has a potential to lose its soluble state and advantage in the business world and affiliates. Therefore, Assange has the outcome expected partially because the accountability level is still extremely high and challengeable but is postponed until possible extradition is started.
Due to this being a nature that affects more than one the Department of Justice would have to classify his behavior as deviance since he has taken asylum in Sweden. Three possible effects on the pursuit of Assange if the Justice Department called session to reconcile a complaint from all involved with a request to alter and change the Espionage Act to address these acts of leaking confidential details that adversely affect the United States, the image of protection for all citizens, commerce and business equity and fairness, and any other factor that surfaces to affect the business, and working citizen then it would cause a move to punish and restrict emulation.








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