Exam 6: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

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

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

Scott, a State Bank employee, deposits into his account checks that are given to him by bank customers to deposit into their accounts. This is

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

Sophie is the president of Tasty Foods Corporation, a wholesale grocery company. An inspection by Uri, a government agent, uncovers unsani?tary conditions in the company's ware?house caused by Vic, a Tasty Foods employee. Will, a Tasty Foods vice president, assures Uri that the situation will be corrected, but a later inspection finds that the warehouse is still unsanitary. Sophie knows nothing about any of this. Can Tasty Foods be convicted of a crime in these circumstances? Can Sophie be held personally liable?

The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to deter police from misconduct.

An unknown individual launches a series of attacks against the Web sites of Prime Sales Corporation. The attacks significantly slow the sites, leading to $100 million in damage in terms of lost work time, lost revenue, site repair costs, and other expenses. The attacker does not intend to profit from the onslaught and in fact does not realize any financial benefit from the effects. How is this attack most likely orchestrated? Who is most likely to engage in this act-that is, whose habits and limitations are clearly suited to such conduct-and why?

Criminal law spells out the duties that exist between persons or between citizens and their governments.

Ludwig receives from Milo a marimba stolen from Nadine. To be criminally liable, Ludwig must know

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

Constitutional safeguards protect the rights of individuals against federal government actions.

After Edie solicits clients to invest in a nonexistent business, she is charged with "mail fraud." This requires, among other things,

William goes to Saddle Up Stables in the middle of the night when no one is around and takes five saddles. William's crime is

Dirk, an employee of Ergonomic Elevators, Inc., pays Ferbie, an employee of Ergonomics' competitor G-Force Risers Company, for a secret G-Force Pricing schedule. This is

Mariah takes off her ring and places it on her desk while she works. Without her knowledge or consent, her coworker Nita picks up the ring, puts it on, and walks away. Nita has likely committed

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

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

Felonies are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year or death.

Corporations, like persons, can be liable for crimes.