Exam 7: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

Divestiture of a business interest is a possible penalty under RICO.

Ivan signs Jeb's name,without his authorization,to the back of a check.This is

Embezzlement can be committed only by physically taking property from the possession of another.

Any criminal activity occurring via a computer in the virtual community of the Internet is a cyber crime.

Vance points a gun at Workman and threatens to shoot him.Workman hits Vance,causing his death.Charged with homicide,Workman can successfully claim as a defense

Robert uses the Internet to defraud Prairie Valley Credit Union.He is found guilty of wire fraud.He can be punished by

Jake is charged with embezzlement.Embezzlement may be committed without

Most crimes must be prosecuted within a certain number of years after the crimes occur.

Megan is charged with jaywalking,which is classified as

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

Briana,an employee of Cotillion Bank,is charged with embezzlement,which requires

Maya,a police officer,wants to search the offices of Niles Corporation.Maya asks Judge Orion to issue a warrant.Under the Fourth Amendment,no warrants for a search or an arrest can be issued without

A bank employee stealing funds from a client is an example of embezzlement.

Herb,a computer programmer for Inventory Control Corporation,is arrested in his employer's parking lot on suspicion of larceny.Herb must be informed of his right to

Crimes occurring in a business context are popularly referred to as white-collar crime.

Posing as Platinum Bank,Oswald e-mails Nadia,asking her to update her personal banking information through a link in the e-mail.She clicks on the link and types in the data,which Oswald promptly sells to Moe.This is

A crime can be committed only against persons.

Under the exclusionary rule,illegally obtained evidence may not be included in any criminal prosecution.

Under the Fourth Amendment,a general search warrant and a general search through a person's belongings are permitted.

Evan is charged with a crime.Almost all federal courts and some state courts would not hold Evan liable if,at the time of the offense,as a result of a mental disease or defect,Evan lacked substantial capacity to