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Essay / The Crimes and Mysteries of Lou Pearlman - 686
So if fraud was proven in court and Pearlman was found guilty, why is he still lying in his interviews? Is this an attempt to appear innocent with a view to a “return”? Or is he simply unable to decipher what is the truth and what are the lies he tells himself and others? This level of belief in her greed and lies is more than the average person can handle, so it seems like she gets away with believing the lies she tells. Looking at his propensity for lying as well as the possibility that he molested young boys, it becomes clear that there is definitely something mentally wrong with Lou Pearlman. He has major ego issues, which helps him convince himself that he is better than society's rules and allows himself to take advantage of others, disobeying society's rules. Something needs to be done to prevent something this massive from happening again. To begin with, it should be suggested to all large companies that before giving great power to their employees, before being considered for promotion, everyone must undergo a psychological examination. assessment. This might be considered a major inconvenience, but given the amount of money big American companies make, this small cost could potentially save them millions, if not billions. Fraud can be committed by those who hold this type of power. Besides those who hold power within a company, others who claim that power may be those who are "trying" to start their own business. For these people, as well as those who take advantage of corporate America's consumers, a program should be created to catalog the names, faces and descriptions of these people and their crimes. This database should include not only private sector bans/convictions, but also individuals. Any...... middle of paper...... Money Laundering Investigations - Fiscal Year 2012. (October 5, 2012). IRS. Accessed March 30, 2014, from http://www.irs.gov/uac/Examples-of-Money-Laundering-Investigations-Fiscal-Year-2012Investor Alerts and Bulletins. (2008, December 1). SEC.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2014 from http://www.sec.gov/investor/alerts#.UzhP1vldXngLieberman, D. (April 11, 2007). Missing music king loses throne - USATODAY.com. The United States Today. Retrieved March 18, 2014, from http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/companies/regulation/2007-04-09-pearlman-usat_n.htm Sisario, B. (May 21, 2008). The group's former director is convicted. The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2014, from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/arts/22arts-FORMERBANDMA_BRF.html?_r=0 Wanted by the FBI: White Collar Crimes. (August 11, 2010). FBI. Accessed March 30, 2014 from http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wcc/@@wanted-group-listing