Exam 5: Criminal Law and Business

A law that was originally intended as a weapon against organized crime, but has come to have broader application, including in civil claims for a wide range of activities is:

The standards for gathering evidence are the same in criminal cases and civil cases.

Criminal offenses are defined by:

The Miranda rights include being told that a person accused of a crime has the right to not say anything.

Under the Constitution, any exculpatory evidence:

Felonies are serious crimes generally punishable by more than a year in prison.

The initial court appearance for a person accused of a crime during which the government attorney presents the criminal charges is called:

The unauthorized use of a credit card to obtain goods, services, or cash is:

Law enforcement agencies may not investigate or prosecute suspected crimes due to lack of resources.

The term actus reus means criminal intent or wrongful purpose.

Identifying the beneficial owner of all assets, tracing the transmission of assets and reporting suspicious transactions are all goals of:

Most crimes are subject to a statute of limitations that tells how long the government has to prosecute for a crime or that ability expires.

Which of the following would not be considered to be white collar crime:

Violations of environmental laws are civil violations; there are no criminal penalties that can result in prison time.

The statute of limitations for unsolved murders:

A misdemeanor is generally:

If a person is convicted of a crime, there must be some prison or jail time imposed.

At a criminal trial, the standard for guilt is "all probable cause."

Which of the following would not be likely to be considered to be a violent crime:

The purchase or sale of securities based on information one has a fiduciary duty not to use is the crime of money laundering.