Exam 5: Criminal Law and Business

All reported possible criminal acts are investigated and, if credible evidence exists, must be prosecuted.

In U.S. v. Allmendinger, involving an insurance scam run by Allmendinger and others, Allmendinger received a much longer prison sentence than a co-conspiriator, which he appealed. The appeals court held that a long prison sentence would be overturned due to Allmendinger's cooperation in the investigation of the crime.

The use of whistleblower "hotlines" that allow employees to report possible legal problems with a company anonymously:

Misdemeanors are less serious crimes generally punishable by less than a year in prison.

Federal and state constitutions:

The Supreme Court has held the Sentencing Guidelines to be purely advisory; courts may impose any sentence "reasonable."

A corporation cannot be charged with a crime since it is not a person.

Nolo contendere means there is no longer a cause for the authorities to consider further charges against a suspect in a criminal matter.

When a person deals in a security when in possession of non-public information, and they have an obligation not to reveal or use the information it is:

Criminal law is:

In a criminal trial, to be found guilty, the standard is guilt:

The 1966 Supreme Court opinion relating to the Miranda rights holds that:

A suspect may enter pleas of guilty or not guilty only.

A white collar crime means:

An actus reus is:

Defendants may be sentenced to prison for violating the antitrust laws.

Counterfeiting is:

If a person is charged with a crime, rather than going through trial, there is often an agreement reached by the defendant and prosecutor that is called:

It is difficult to keep politics out of decisions about which crimes to prosecute because:

Rules governing such matters as building regulations and zoning are called: