Violin Fraud article

Letter to the Attorney General re: kickbacks and secret commissions

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IL Statutes: (Annotated): See Lexis Nexis

Terms:
excessive price, collusion, price gouging, teacher, fiduciary, fee splitting, gratuities

Concepts:
Teacher taking kickback or bribe.
Ethics and disclosure.
Teacher slighted on commissions.
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices

Statutes:
Chain referral chain_referral_sales
Forgery: forgery.htm
Deceptive business deceptive business practices
research: tim/legal_research/law1.htm
research: Law2
Commercial bribery: Commercial bribery 1
Commercial bribery: Commercial bribery2
Commercial bribery: Commercial bribery3
Commercial bribery: Commercial bribery4
Commercial bribery: Commercial bribery5
Unjust enrichment: Unjust enrichment1
Unjust enrichment: Unjust enrichment2
Bribery Research: Bribery research1
Bribery Research: Bribery research2

*** CURRENT THROUGH P.L. 108-11, APPROVED 4/16/03 ***
TITLE 18. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I. CRIMES;  CHAPTER 11. BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
18 USCS § 201 (2003) 201.  Bribery of public officials and witnesses
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LEGAL PERIODICALS
   For article, "Business Standing Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act: An Attempt to Resolve the Confusion," see 17 N. Ill. U.L. Rev. 71 (1996).
   For article, "Is the Buyer Aware?," see 8 Chi. B. Rec. 24 (1994).
   For article, "Illinois Real Estate Broker Liability: Developments Over the Past Decade," see 79 Ill. B.J. 126 (1991).
   For article, "Illinois Real Estate Brokers: The Duties of Disclosure and Accuracy," see 23 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 241 (1991-92).
   For article, "Rico -- Seventh Circuit Review," see 62 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 597 (1986).
   For article, "Commercial Law: 1985-86 Illinois Law Survey," see 18 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 357 (1986-87).
   For article, "Application of the Consumer Protection Act to Landlord-Tenant Relationships," see 74 Ill. B.J. 172 (1985).
   For article: "Fiduciary Duty in the Sale of Credit Insurance: The Implications of Browder," see 70 Ill. B.J. 652 (1982).
   For article, "The Illinois Consumer Protection Act," see 69 Ill. B.J. 350 (1981).
   For article, "Consumer Service Transactions, Implied Warranty and a Mandate for Realistic Reform," see 11 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 405 (1979-80).

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1. 720 ILCS 5/29-1 (2003),  CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES,  CRIMINAL CODE,  CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961,  TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES,  PART D. OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND DECENCY,  ARTICLE 29. BRIBERY IN CONTESTS,  § 720 ILCS 5/29-1. Offering a bribe,  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.
2. 720 ILCS 5/29A-1 (2003),  CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES,  CRIMINAL CODE,  CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961,  TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES,  PART D. OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND DECENCY,  ARTICLE 29A. COMMERCIAL BRIBERY,  § 720 ILCS 5/29A-1. [Commercial bribery],  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.
3. 720 ILCS 5/29A-2 (2003),  CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES,  CRIMINAL CODE,  CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961,  TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES,  PART D. OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND DECENCY,  ARTICLE 29A. COMMERCIAL BRIBERY,  § 720 ILCS 5/29A-2. [Commercial bribe receiving],  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.
4. 720 ILCS 5/29A-3 (2003),  CHAPTER 720. CRIMINAL OFFENSES,  CRIMINAL CODE,  CRIMINAL CODE OF 1961,  TITLE III. SPECIFIC OFFENSES,  PART D. OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND DECENCY,  ARTICLE 29A. COMMERCIAL BRIBERY,  § 720 ILCS 5/29A-3. Sentence,  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.
5. 805 ILCS 5/8.70 (2003),  CHAPTER 805. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS,  CORPORATIONS,  BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT OF 1983,  ARTICLE 8. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS,  § 805 ILCS 5/8.70. Kickbacks, bribes, etc. -- Liability of officers or directors,  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.
6. 815 ILCS 505/2 (2003),  CHAPTER 815. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS,  DECEPTIVE PRACTICES,  CONSUMER FRAUD AND DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT,  § 815 ILCS 505/2. [Unfair competition and deceptive practices],  ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2003 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved.