QUESTION 1Buckley is the president of ChemCorp Industries, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company…
QUESTION 1Buckley is the president of ChemCorp Industries, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company. An inspection by Dorrit, a government agent, uncovers leaking hazardous waste storage and disposal containers in the company’s wareÂhouse caused by Ervin, a ChemCorp employee. Fitzroy, a ChemCorp vice president, assures Dorrit that the situation will be corrected, but a later inspection finds that the containers are still leaking and no clean up has been done. Buckley knows nothing about any of this. Can ChemCorp be convicted of a crime in these circumstances? Can Buckley be held personally liable?QUESTION 2Cumulus Cloud Computing Services, Inc., suffers a security breach in its computer network. Before the company discovers the breach, the perpetrator obtains a large amount of confidential data, including corporate financial records, marketing plans, and other sensitive information. Has a crime been committed? If so, what are its elements? What steps might Cumulus take to ensure that going forward only authorized users access the data on its computers? Whose efforts—those of the federal government or Cumulus—are more important in securing the company’s computer infrastructure, and why?

