Exam 13: Enterprise Crime: White-Collar, Green-Collar, and Transnational Organized Crime

Credit card fraud and income-tax evasion are two types of __________________.

Deterrence strategies should work and have worked in controlling white-collar crime because white-collar crime, by its nature, is a rational act.

_______________ is the term used to describe a criminal enterprise that involves the planning and execution of the distribution of illicit materials or services by groups and/or networks of individuals working in more than one country.

Individual exploitation of institutional power involves forcing victims to pay for services to which they are entitled free of charge.

Which of the following involves systematic theft of company property by employees?

Harvesting, processing, and transporting timber or wood products in violation of existing laws and treaties is termed ___________________.

Which Act requires companies to disclose information about toxic chemicals they release into the air and water?

If a store advertises sweaters at a bargain price but does not actually have any sweaters for sale for that price, they are guilty of which offense?

Which Act establishes standards for U.S. water quality and purity?

What is the minimum dollar amount that must be involved for the government to prove tax fraud?

The Zetas, who began as enforcers for the Gulf cartel's regional domination, are now their rivals and are considered the most powerful Mexican transnational gang.

Which of the following is the routine practice of paying radio stations to play particular songs?

The ____________________ establishes and maintains goals and standards for U.S. water quality and purity.

A white-collar ______ involves the criminal activity of people who use a business proposition to trick others out of their money.

An investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors is referred to as a ______________________.

White-collar crime involves illegal activities of people and institutions whose acknowledged purpose is ________ profit through _________ business transactions.

The Ponzi scheme is named for _________________, a famous white-collar criminal who duped investors in a stamp-collecting scheme.

The United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) serves as the primary vehicle for regulating wildlife trade.

____________________is a form of organized crime operating across national borders.

The Oil Pollution Act was enacted after the: