Exam 13: White-Collar and Organized Crime

Securities fraud is a form of equity trading based on confidential information that could affect the value of stocks being traded.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the first federal legislation directly relating to the conduct of American business.

The problem of money laundering in the United States appears to be declining.

Which of the following is an example of a nontraditional Asian criminal enterprise?

Nigerian organized crime groups are well known for their financial frauds.

According to John Braithwaite, the central explanatory variable in all criminal activity, including white-collar crime, is

A(n) __________ is a group of individuals with an identified hierarchy and extensive supporting network engaged in significant criminal activity.

The focus of the modern concept of white-collar crime has shifted to the __________.

Explain Gary S. Green's typology of organized crime.

____________ fraud is any fraud connected with communications media.

According to Gary Green's typology of occupational crime, __________ occupational crimes benefit the employing agency.

Victim of ___________ are contacted regarding substantial sums of money held in foreign accounts that are supposedly owed to them, or are asked to act as U.S. agents to secure the release of funds to the U.S.

The __________ Act was the first federal legislation aimed specifically at curtailing the efforts of organized crime.

__________ criminology is the study of environmental harm, crime, law, regulation, victimization, and justice.

The __________ Act of 1933 is often referred to as the "truth in securities" law.

Asset forfeiture under RICO allows federal officials to seize the proceeds of those involved in _________.

According to RICO, it is illegal to derive any income or proceeds from racketeering.

_________ fraud includes stock market manipulation, Ponzi schemes, and hedge fund fraud.

Currently, the concept of white-collar crime focuses on the

___________fraud is any fraud connected with communications media.