Today news came forth that the San Francisco 49ers have filed a complaint saying that the New York Jets tampered with their First round draft pick Michael Crabtree. Speculation from an article on ESPN.com says that the Jets GM contacted the Crabtree's agent telling him that if he did not sign and entered back into the draft next year, they would draft him and give him the money he wants, making it difficult for the 49ers to sign him.
This story, if true, has similarities to corporate crime. This communication looks like fraud when two companies are communicating on a deal and a third company comes in and bribes one of the other companies under the table to make the deal with them. Stuff like this makes it almost impossible to do business honestly and makes it very frustrating.
Recently, news has come from all over the sports world of players committing crimes in their daily lives, millionaires shooting themselves and assaulting others. This story can also show that team executives can do backroom deals that would be illegal in the corporate world.
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