The Legal System "A Peculiar System" Wisconsin vs. Davis

State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development vs. Lenora Smith Davis on March 10, 2014 the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin findings of fact and conclusion of law, Susan Kelly, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge.

The legal system is a "peculiar system".  Harambee Community School had two "Chief Operating Officers" during it's long history, one is imprisoned inside jails and the other is imprisoned outside of jail.

In the above case "evidence showed that Harambee was a non-profit corporation that operated a private elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  A Board of directors (also called the school Board) ran the school.  Beginning in 2009, the Board gave her (Davis) the title "chief operating officer".  This is contrary to Davis statements made in 2003 to Riverwest Currents.

"The president and vice president testified that they turned to the Debtor (Davis) after a former administrator embezzled a large amount of funds.  They provided the Debtor with the title "chief operating officer" in order to boost her credibility with students, parents and staff at the school, but they did not give her authority over corporate management of financial decisions that such title might imply".

"Around the time the unemployment contributions went unpaid, the Debtor's focus was squarely on securing accreditation for the school, which was necessary for its very survival".  "By December 2010, the utilities were cut off, and the school closed".

DWD argues that because the Debtor supervised school staff, filed reports with Department of Public Instruction, and held other broad responsibilities with Harambee, she controlled the corporation.  The Debtor denies that she controlled Harambee in the sense suggested by the statute . . . the Court agrees with the Debtor".  How to get away with white collar crime?