Exam 9: A: Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

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

Ron is an accountant in Standard Business Company's accounting de?partment.Ron's daughter's college tuition is due within a week,or she cannot continue taking classes.To meet the due date,Ron transfers funds from Standard to a fictitious bank account,planning to repay the firm within one month.The transfer is discovered before the firm is re?paid,and Ron is arrested.What crime,or crimes,if any,has Ron committed?

Travis sends Ursula a link to a purported e-birthday card that when clicked on downloads software to her computer to record her keystrokes and send the data to Travis.He uses the data to obtain her personal information and access her financial resources.This is

Because embezzlement is considered a white-collar crime,it cannot be considered a computer crime.

Ethan,the president of Financial Investments,Inc.(FII),and Gina,FII's account?ant,are charged with a crime,after the police search FII's offices.Under the exclusionary rule

The only defense to criminal liability that justifies the use of force is self-defense.

Posing as Sterling Bank,Roxanne e-mails Quentin,asking him to update his personal banking information by calling a certain phone number.He makes the call and supplies the data,which Roxanne promptly sells to Porcio.This is

Kino sees a DVD player on the porch of Lulu's house,takes the player to his home,and tells everyone he owns it.Maya,holding a knife,forces Nick to give her his boom box,and runs away with it.Ollie breaks into Pam's apartment,takes a computer,and leaves.Quico sells Randi an expensive wristwatch for a fraction of its value,admitting that the watch is stolen property but claiming that he is not the thief.Which of these acts are crimes,and what are the differences among them?

Jesse arrests Imelda on suspicion of embezzlement.According to the United States Supreme Court in Case 9.2,Miranda v.Arizona,Imelda must be apprised of certain of her rights

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

Any crime committed with a computer is a cyber crime.

Page points a knife at Ray's daughter,threatening to hold her hostage and "cut" her unless Ray takes a certain file from Skelter Supplies Corporation,his employer.Charged with theft,Ray can successfully claim as a defense

Many Web sites use "cookies" to collect data on those who visit their sites.

Omar sends Nell an e-mail ad touting software that will cloak its user in "the anonymity of the Internet." Nell pays Omar for the software,which is never delivered to her.This is online

The crime of theft does not require that the perpetrator know whatever is taken belonged to another.

Most criminal liability depends on the performance of a prohibited act.

Desi reaches into Edna's pocket and takes her money,without her consent and without her immediate awareness.Unlike robbery,picking pockets does not involve

In relation to Edie's solicitation of investors in a nonexistent business,she is charged with "mail fraud." This requires,among other things,

Mike is arrested at a warehouse in North Industrial Park.A government prosecutor issues a formal charge against Mike for receiving stolen property.This charge is

Computer fraud is a state,not a federal,crime.