Exam 14: White-Collar Crime

OSHA refers some cases to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Which of the following must a prosecutor demonstrate for a conviction of mail fraud?

Those convicted of white-collar crime are sentenced how?

Which case ruled "there can be no justification for permitting officers and directors to retain profits which they derived solely from exploiting information gained by virtue of their inside position as corporate officials"?

With ______ fraud, the communication must cross interstate or foreign business.

White-collar crimes are committed to obtain all but which of the following?

Today, the increased concern with environmental crimes has led the federal and various state governments to establish special prosecution units.

______ is defined as asking, accepting, receiving, or offering money or an item of value or compensation or a reward for an official decision.

List four central environmental laws.

______ are individuals who receive the information regarding insider trading.

Which of the following Imposes criminal penalties for the discharge of certain pollutants beyond an authorized limit into navigable waterways?

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

What is the difference between a graft and a bribe?

What is the original intention of the Travel Act?

Crimes of official misconduct are defined as the knowingly corrupt behavior by a public official in the exercise of his or her official responsibilities.

______ involves creating some false source of income that accounts for the money used to buy a house, purchase a car, or open a bank account.

Craig works at a hospital that follows proper procedure for the storing and disposal of hazardous waste. He believes he accidently lost his wedding band in one of the containers in which the waste is stored. He needs to go through the containers but knows he would not be permitted to do so on the hospital premises. He asks two friends to help him transport the containers to his home. He rents a uhaul and they fill the truck and drive away. Under which environmental law may he be prosecuted?

The mens rea for environmental crimes is negligently committing the prohibited act.

OSHA primarily relies on which of the following to ensure compliance?

The most frequently prosecuted state and federal official misconduct is the blackmail of a public official.