search on the internet and pick your favorite (or most despised) white-collar criminal who has been in the news and been accused or tried for a corporate crime.

The following are some of the "usual suspects" that you may want to consider (or feel free to pick your own):

-John Rigas (Adelphia)

-Dennis Kozlowski (Tyco)

-Ken Lay (Enron)

-Andrew Fastow (Enron)

-Jeff Skilling (Enron)

-Bernard Ebbers (Worldcom)

-Richard Scrushy (HealthSouth)

-Bernard Madoff (BLM Investment Securities LLC)

-Jordan Belfort (Stratton Oakmont)

-Martha Stewart (Imclone)

-Billy McFarland (FYRE)

-Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)

...and, sadly the list keeps growing!

NEXT, think about the following prompts as you organize and write

1. Compile a brief "bio" describing your "pick" and their company.

2. What crimes have they been accused of?

3. Have they been sentenced, acquitted or did they settle?

4. Did they get what they deserved (punished? fined? freed?)?

5. Will their punishment act as a deterrent to others?

6. Does white collar crime pay or does it cost us dearly?

7. Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have to do with any of this?