Exam 9: B: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime

It may be a crime to take another's property,but it is not a crime to receive stolen goods.

Plato works for Quirky Squirters,Inc.During work hours,Plato "steals" his employer's computer time to start up his own business,Rowdy Drenchers.This is

Posing as a representative of Global Games Company,Ferris e-mails Evan,a job seeker,asking him to forward personal banking information so that if he is hired,payroll checks can be deposited directly into his account.Evan supplies the data,which Ferris promptly sells to Dixie.This is

Thinking about killing someone constitutes the crime of attempted murder.

A wrongful mental state is typically required for criminal liability.

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

Harvey puts up a guitar for bids on eWay,a Web auction site.Faith makes the highest bid and sends the payment,which Harvey receives,but he does not send the guitar to her.This is online

Vishing is phishing that involves voice communication.

A defendant may be relieved of liability by showing that a criminal act was necessary to prevent an even greater harm.

A person who commits larceny can be sued under tort law.

Jean sends e-mail to Irwin promising a percentage of the amount in an African bank account for assistance in transferring the funds to a U.S.bank account.Irwin forwards his account number,but the funds are never sent.Instead,Jean quickly withdraws the funds in Irwin's account.This is

A person's intent to return embezzled property is a defense to the crime of embezzlement.

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

Fact Pattern 9-1 Minka uses her computer to secretly install software on hundreds of personal computers without their owners' knowledge. -Refer to Fact Pattern 9-1.Minka's software is harmful to the computers on which she installed it.This program is

Mona offers Ned,a building inspector,money to overlook the violations in her new warehouse.Ned accepts the money and overlooks the viola?tions.Mona is charged with the crime of bribery.The crime occurred when

A cyberterrorist might target a government agency,but not a business.

Via the Internet,Rocky sabotages the computer system of Quik Chik'n Company,a food manufacturer,with the purpose of altering the levels of ingredients of the company's products so that consumers of the food become ill.Rocky is

Most cyber crimes are "new" crimes.

Sophie is the president of Tasty Foods Corporation,a wholesale grocery company.An inspection by Uri,a government agent,uncovers unsani?tary conditions caused by Vic,a Tasty Foods employee,in the company's ware?house.Will,a Tasty Foods vice president,assures Uri that the situation will be corrected,but a later inspection reveals no such corrections.Sophie knows nothing about any of this.Can Tasty Foods be convicted of a crime in these circumstances? Can Sophie be held personally liable?

Rock pushes Sylvia to the ground,grabbing her purse as she falls.The use of force or fear is required for this act to constitute