Instructions
Enclosed is a narrative providing a set of facts relating to a company and individuals associated with that company, as well as a limited number of fact exhibits, which represent the full universe of documents that were introduced at trial. You may assume that any facts or materials referenced in the narrative but not attached as exhibits were discussed orally at trial.
You a prosecutor attorney in the trial of United States v. Taylor Stark and Jane Stark, who have been charged with violations of four federal criminal laws: violations of the anti-bribery and books and records provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, insider trading in violation of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act, obstruction of justice under Title 18 U.S.C. 1512, and perjury in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. 1621. Each of the four crimes was charged against at least one, and possibly both, of the two defendants. It is up to you determine based on the facts which crimes, if any, the government could bring charges for with respect to each defendant, and then to argue the elements of each violation charged. Neither defendant has been charged with any crimes outside of the four identified here.
You has been assigned the role of a prosecutor Your assignmentconsistent with your rolefor draft a paper, 5 pages, making a closing argument about why your side as a prosecutor should win on these charges. For the prosecutors, you should argue that the evidence proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendants are guilty of each of the crimes charged against them.
In addition to writing the paper, You will have an opportunity to provide your closing statement to the jury in open court. Formal citations are not required in the paper, but when discussing the law, you should, in some manner, reference the statutes or cases to which you are referring.
