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Flashcards by Juliet Neff, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Juliet Neff
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Crimes Rule of Law: | 1. Prohibited Act by the State 2. Intent |
| Robbery | defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear. |
| Forgery | The making of a false document knowing it to be false with intent that it should be used or acted on as genuine to the prejudice of another. |
| Larceny | the trespassory taking and carrying away of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to deprive him or her of its possession permanently. |
| Receiving Stolen Goods | acquiring goods with the knowledge that they have been stolen, extorted, embezzled, or unlawfully taken in any manner. |
| Embezzlement | The offense of acquiring goods with the knowledge that they have been stolen, extorted, embezzled, or unlawfully taken in any manner. |
| Receiving Stolen Goods | The offense of acquiring goods with the knowledge that they have been stolen, extorted, embezzled, or unlawfully taken in any manner |
| White Collar Crime | financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals. |
| Use of the Mails to Defraud | any fraudulent scheme to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services via mail or wire communication. |
| Bribery | the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty. |
| Money Laundering | The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. |
| Insider Trading | is illegal when the material information is still nonpublic; trading while having special knowledge is unfair to other investors who don't have access to such knowledge. |
| Racketeering | when organized groups run illegal businesses, known as “rackets,” or when an organized crime ring uses legitimate organizations to embezzle funds. |
| Mail Fraud | This crime specifically requires the intent to defraud, and is a federal offense governed by section 1341 of title 18 of the U.S. Code. |
| Arson | the malicious burning of the dwelling of another. In order to be convicted , a defendant must have actually caused some damage to a dwelling, using fire. |
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