Exam 7: Business Crimes

Mary takes off her ring and places it on her desk while she works. Without her knowledge or consent, her coworker Nell picks up the ring, puts it on, and walks away. Nell has likely committed

Bruno buys and sells stocks and bonds. Bruno may be subject to penalties under RICO

Sam, driving under the influence, causes a car accident that results in the death of Tanya. Sam is arrested and charged with a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year. Sam has been charged with

Crimes are sometimes prosecuted by crime victims rather than by a public official.

It is a crime to use income obtained from racketeering activity to purchase any interest in an enterprise.

Reasonable grounds for believing a search will reveal evidence of illegal activity is the definition of possible cause .

Bribing foreign officials to obtain favorable business contracts is not a crime.

A person who accesses a computer online without authority to obtain protected data is subject to criminal prosecution .

The attempt to influence a public official with money or other items or services of value to act in a way that serves a private interest is not a crime.

Niles enters Omelet Café and points a gun at the cashier, Pico. Niles forces Pico to open the register and give him all the money. Niles will most likely be charged with

The U.S. Constitution provides safeguards that apply not only in federal but also in state courts .

All persons who are arrested have a constitutional right to legal counsel .

Cameron is an accountant in the accounting department of Data Analytics Company. Cameron's son's college tuition is due within a week, or he cannot continue taking classes. To meet the due date, Cameron transfers funds from Data Analytics to a fictitious bank account, planning to repay the firm within one month. The transfer is discovered before the firm is re-paid, and Cameron is arrested. What crime, or crimes, if any, has Cameron committed?

Ed works for Family Homes Corporation, an investment firm that buys, refurbishes, and rents foreclosed houses. Ed hacks into his employer's account and steals several digital files to start up his own competing business, Good Space Inc. This is

Larceny involves force or fear, but robbery does not.

Embezzlement is neither larceny nor robbery .

Ryan is accused of auto theft. Ryan refuses to give information related to his alleged criminal activities because he suspects it will be used to prosecute him. This is

Mail fraud requires intent to

It is a crime to devise a scheme that uses commercial carriers, such as FedEx, with the intent to defraud the pubic.

Don sends e-mail to Eve and several others, promising a percentage of the amount in a foreign bank account if the recipient of the e-mail will assist in transferring the funds to a U.S. bank account. Eve forwards her account number, but the funds are never sent. Instead, Don quickly withdraws the funds in Eve's account. This is