Exam 7: Crimes

James Smith, a health inspector for the state of Missouri, inspected a restaurant owned by Salley Slick. Smith found numerous health violations in the restaurant and fined Slick accordingly. When Smith notified Slick of the infractions, Smith strongly suggested that $5,000 "would sure prove handy in the Spring" when he planned to purchase a new fishing boat. Slick understood Smith's obvious hint and offered Smith $5,000 if he would lose the paperwork concerning the failure of the restaurant to meet proper inspection guidelines. Smith accepted the $5,000 and lost the paperwork. One month later, Smith returned to the restaurant and told Slick that he would reappear every month and find violations unless Slick produced $1,000 each month to go toward the purchase of a fleet for Smith. Slick agreed to make the $1,000 payments. What crimes have been committed by Smith and Slick?

Perjury occurs:

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act was designed primarily to prevent individuals involved in organized crime from investing money obtained through racketeering in legitimate businesses.

Destroying information stored on a computer may be a crime.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act applies to businesses with their principal offices located in the United States.

Criminal penalties for corporations are based on a percentage of sales.

An act that is a felony in one state be a felony in all states.

When a defendant is convicted of a crime, the court may also declare that the defendant's rights in any property used or gained from the crime be confiscated. This is known as __________.

One of the modern trends in punishing business crimes involves barring executives and officers from working in their fields if they have a criminal conviction.

Counterfeiting is:

Specific statutes define the _______, which is the criminal conduct required to be charged with a crime.

All states recognize _________, which protects privileged documents and notes from seizure by the government, even with a warrant.

Bribery is defined as:

Some types of instruments of crime are automatically forfeited.

The ______ makes it a federal offense to circumvent or create programs to circumvent encryption devices that copyright holders place on copyrighted material to prevent unauthorized copying.

Corporate Integrity Agreements are the equivalent of putting a corporation on probation.

Racketeering is defined as:

In a prosecution for unauthorized use of computers, unsecure _______ has proven to be a challenge in prosecution for unauthorized use of computer information.

Because a corporation is not a human being, it cannot be convicted of a crime.

Due process rights apply to: