Exam 7: Cyber Law and Cyber Crimes

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)applies only to organized crime.

Any statements or confessions obtained from a suspect before he or she has been read the Miranda rights can be excluded from evidence at trial.

________ are the most serious crimes,including crimes that are mala in se.

When is a criminal said to be judgment proof?

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution provides that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." This right is referred to as the ________.

The exclusionary rule allows for evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure to be introduced at trial.

Obtaining nontestimonial evidence like fingerprints and body fluids violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.

A collection of criminal statutes is referred to as a ________.

In a civil lawsuit,liability has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

Which one of the following types of protection does the Fourth Amendment provide to U.S.citizens?

A criminal conspiracy occurs when two or more persons enter into an agreement to commit a crime.

Frank Carpenter,who runs a charity organization,has been faking his father's signature on his father's personal checks and writing them in favor of the charity as donations.He gets hold of the checks from his father's personal assistant,Rhonda Mason,who is also Frank's friend and the charity's trustee.After faking the signature,Frank gives the checks to Rhonda to deposit in the bank.But unbeknownst to Frank,Rhonda routes some of the check money into her own savings account.Frank's father,Dawson,realizes that money is being withdrawn from his account without his consent.He suspects his estranged son,Frank,and in order to find out if Frank is involved,Dawson secretly offers money to the financial accountant of the charity to divulge the charity organization's financial dealings.The accountant accepts the money and gives access to the account books.After scrutinizing the financial records,Dawson realizes that Frank has been swindling him of his money,and the charity itself was being swindled by somebody from within.With this information,Dawson proceeds to file a suit against his son.In the above scenario,of which illegal activity are Rhonda and Frank guilty when it came to using Dawson's money for the charity?

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution provides that no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.

The offeror cannot be found liable for the crime of bribery if the person to whom the bribe is offered rejects the bribe.

Criminal fraud is the crime of obtaining title to property through deception or trickery.

A(n)________ is a less serious crime,is not inherently evil but nevertheless prohibited by society,and is punishable by fines or imprisonment for one year or less.

A(n)________ is a document for a person's detainment that is based on a showing of probable cause that the person committed a crime.

Crimes committed by businesspersons are referred to as blue-collar crimes.

________ is a crime in which one person gives another person money,property,favors,or anything else of value for a favor in return.

If a defendant is found not guilty in a criminal case,the government can retry the case with a new jury.