Description
Popular culture and media is often an effective way to study certain phenomena and fraud and white-collar crime is no different. There are many good examples in which white-collar crime is presented in the film, some of them dramatizations of actual events and others that are purely fictional. In either case, many of these films can be an effective way to consider concepts such as moral ambiguity, immoral and illegal conduct, victimization, enforcement, policy, and jurisprudencewatch the film (you can rent it or stream it as a group), and write a research paper exploring the film and the portrayal of fraud and/or white-collar crime. Your paper should be 3 to 5 pages, 12-point font, 1.5 spacing, and use headers, etc. for organization.
As appropriate, your paper should address:
- Synopsis of the film; describe and analyze the fraud/crime committed in the movie
- Overall white collar-theme of the film
- Description of the protagonist(s) and the dilemma he/she/they faced
- Personality, conduct, and motivations of the perpetrator(s)
- Components of the Fraud Triangle that may be present.
- Application of other fraud theories, as appropriate
- What harm resulted and who were the victims?
- The specific offense at issue, including applicable laws
- How was the offense prosecuted, defended, or adjudicated or how might it have been?
Also consider:
- Victimization and victim psychology
- Moral ambiguity and societal response
- Immoral and/or illegal conduct
- Enforcement/Punishment
- Other observations or response
Explanation & Answer
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Catch Me If You Can-2002
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Movie Title:
Steven Spielberg
Directed by:
Catch Me If You Can-2002
Synopsis of the film; describe and analyze the fraud/crime committed in the movie
Frank, who is only 21 years old, is a proficient forger who has pretended to be a doctor, an
attorney, and a pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes fascinated with hunting down the con artist, who
only seems to take pleasure searching for the truth about him (Ebert, Roger. 2008).
In this movie, Title Catch Me If You Can, Frank creates and committed fake checks, also
known as cheque forgery or fraud, which refers to various criminal crimes involving the
unauthorized use of cheques illegally. Acquire or borrow money that does not occur within the
checking account or the legal ownership of the account holder's financial institution.
Overall white collar-theme of the film
A true story of the film, Catch Me If You Can, the overall white-collar theme of this movie
told how Frank Abagnale was one of the great popular con artists in history. By faking over eight
identities, many professions, and cashing over $2.5 million in forged checks during the 1960s until
the cops eventually apprehended him at 21.
Frank Abagnale began stealing credentials and money because he was motivated by money
and the desire to live a great life. Throughout his criminal career, Frank Abagnale engaged in a
variety of activities. One of them was in the profession of fabricating and stealing the identities of
strangers. He had access to all of their assets once he had their identities in his possession.
Description of the protagonist(s) and the dilemma he/she/they faced
The protagonist of a story is defined as the main character of the story. Frank begins to
impersonate other professionals, including a doctor and a lawyer. Brenda, a naive young hospital
employee, falls in love with Dr. Frank Conners, who is playing the role of Dr. Frank Conners. His
dad is an attorney, and he asks for his permission to marry Brenda and assist in organizing for
Frank to take the Louisiana State Bar exam, which he successfully passes. Carl follows Frank to
his and Brenda's wedding reception, but Frank manages to flee through a bedroom window just
minutes before Carl catches up with him and captures him. B...
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