Exam 8: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Suzu, an employee of Ridgeline Credit Union, deposits into her account checks entrusted to the credit union through its ATM system by customers to deposit into their accounts. This is

Paxton uses social media to post links that, when clicked, secretly install software on hundreds of others' personal computers without their owners' knowledge Paxton's software is harmful to the computers on which he installed it. This program is

Changing a trademark is forgery.

Via the Internet,Rocky sabotages the computer system of Quik Chik'n Company, a food manufacturer, with the purpose of altering the levels of ingredients of the company's products so that consumers of the food become ill. Rocky is

A suspect cannot be tried twice in the same court for the same crime.

In a criminal case, the state must prove its case by a preponderance of the evidence.

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

One purpose of criminal sanctions is to deter others from committing similar crimes in the future.

Berto pushes Consuela to the ground, grabbing her smartphone as she falls. The use of force or fear is required for this act to constitute

Domino causes a disturbance at El Nino Cafe. He is arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a crime punish-able by

Patricia commits an act via e-mail against Othman Finance Company, a business in California, where the act is a cyber crime. Patricia resides in New York where the act is not a crime. Prosecution of Patricia in California involves questions of

A crime can be committed only against persons.