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The Sentencing Structure Of White-Collar Crime, Catherine Reeves Dec 2013

The Sentencing Structure Of White-Collar Crime, Catherine Reeves

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Corporate fraud is an all-too-common element in our society today. Unfortunately, many of those convicted of fraud end up with a seemingly light jail sentence. A possible explanation for this is that the judges could have many subconscious reasons to give lighter sentences in these cases than they do with other more violent cases. Since there are no strict guidelines for the sentencing of these “white-collar criminals,” the judge’s personal views can play a significant role. Many of the laws and guidelines for determining the sentence in fraud cases have stemmed from the corporate scandals of the early 2000’s, but …


Clagett, John Gay, 1818-1899 (Mss 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Clagett, John Gay, 1818-1899 (Mss 481), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 481. Account book of John Gay Clagett, Rough Springs, Grayson County, Kentucky, primarily for sales of agricultural products. Includes business correspondence and loose items found therein.


Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Oct 2013

Fairview Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2771), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2771. Cash book of Fairview Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, recording payments for labor and other operating expenses.


Roark, Ethel Elizabeth (Stagner), 1913-1992 (Mss 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Mar 2013

Roark, Ethel Elizabeth (Stagner), 1913-1992 (Mss 105), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 105. Miscellaneous papers collected by Ethel Roark, Franklin, Kentucky. Includes a World War II letter; personal letters (4); Knights of Pythias certificate; general store ledger with a 1929 inventory; 1954 letter promoting legal alcohol sales in Simpson County; and 1965 farm diary.


Riggs Refining Company - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 442), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Riggs Refining Company - Warren County, Kentucky (Mss 442), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 442. Chiefly financial records from the Riggs Refining Company of Delafield, Warren County, Kentucky, 1922-1925. Records include check registers, bank statements, receipts, account books, and checkbook stubs


Ritter Daybook (Mss 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Ritter Daybook (Mss 98), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 98. A photocopy of an account book (432 pages), detailing the activities of a boarding house/tavern and large stable in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, owned by Burwell Clark Ritter.


Kuykendall, William S., 1821-1888 (Sc 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2013

Kuykendall, William S., 1821-1888 (Sc 774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 774. Account book kept by William S. Kuykendall, Butler County, Kentucky, from 25 May 1852 to 29 November 1853, which records his transactions as a cobbler and includes the names of his customers.