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General White Collar Crimes Questions
What is white collar crime?
What is larceny?
Is it larceny if I take something as a practical joke?
Is it larceny if I intend to return the property?
What if I change my mind and decide not to return the property to the owner?
Can someone who is intoxicated commit larceny?
What is embezzlement?
What is the difference between larceny and embezzlement?
What are false pretenses?
Are there different degrees of larceny, embezzlement and false pretenses?
I was arrested for passing a phony $100 bill at my bank. I did not know the bill was counterfeit. What will happen?
Is it a crime to pass a bad check or use a cancelled credit card?
What is forgery?
Must a document have legal signficance in order to be forged?
A loan company is attempting to collect on a student loan made to my wife's son. The signature on the loan papers was her former husband's who now claims on a notarized letter to the company that he had no knowledge of the loan and that his signature on the loan papers was forged by my wife. What are our options? The loan company wants her to produce her driver's license, social security number, and marriage license. Are we obligated to pay back the loan?
The city fire inspector threatens to shut down our construction site unless we pay $10,000. Isn’t that extortion?
What is the difference between extortion and blackmail?
What is fraud?
What do I have to show to win a lawsuit for fraud?
Suppose the bankrupt committed fraud - would the debts be discharged in bankruptcy?
There were numerous unauthorized automatic debits from our bank account to an internet porn site. What can I do to stop these debits? How do I go about prosecuting for something like this?
What is bribery?
In my capacity as a public official, I receive campaign contributions both ‘with’ and ‘without’ strings. As an inducement to vote against a public project, I have received a compaign contribution. Will I be prosecuted for accepting a bribe in the latter circumstance?
What is perjury?
What if the witness contradicts himself in a proceeding?
Testimony by several witnesses may be contradictory. Isn’t that perjury?
Is taking the fifth amendment under oath considered perjury?
What is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance?
Suppose I just don’t file tax returns?
What about tax amnesties?
I’m the president of a medical device firm. I as well as my records are being subpoened by the government. I have nothing to hide. What should I do?
What is the crime involving receiving stolen property?
Blackmail
What is the difference between extortion and blackmail?
The city fire inspector threatens to shut down our construction site unless we pay $10,000. Isn’t that extortion?
Bribery
What is bribery?
In my capacity as a public official, I receive campaign contributions both ‘with’ and ‘without’ strings. As an inducement to vote against a public project, I have received a compaign contribution. Will I be prosecuted for accepting a bribe in the latter circumstance?
Counterfeiting
I was arrested for passing a phony $100 bill at my bank. I did not know the bill was counterfeit. What will happen?
Embezzlement
What is embezzlement?
What is the difference between larceny and embezzlement?
Are there different degrees of larceny, embezzlement and false pretenses?
Environment violations
I recently was nailed by the epa for violation of the clean air law. What action will the epa most likely take?
Extortion
What is the difference between extortion and blackmail?
The city fire inspector threatens to shut down our construction site unless we pay $10,000. Isn’t that extortion?
False pretenses
What are false pretenses?
Are there different degrees of larceny, embezzlement and false pretenses?
Forgery
What is forgery?
Must a document have legal signficance in order to be forged?
A loan company is attempting to collect on a student loan made to my wife's son. The signature on the loan papers was her former husband's who now claims on a notarized letter to the company that he had no knowledge of the loan and that his signature on the loan papers was forged by my wife. What are our options? The loan company wants her to produce her driver's license, social security number, and marriage license. Are we obligated to pay back the loan?
Fraud
What is fraud?
What do I have to show to win a lawsuit for fraud?
Suppose the bankrupt committed fraud - would the debts be discharged in bankruptcy?
There were numerous unauthorized automatic debits from our bank account to an internet porn site. What can I do to stop these debits? How do I go about prosecuting for something like this?
My wallet was recently stolen and within a week the thief tallied up large credit card charges, purchased a cell phone, applied for a visa card, ordered plane tickets, and had a credit line approved to buy a compaq computer. Any suggestions on how to limit the damage?
Larceny
What is larceny?
What is the difference between larceny and embezzlement?
Are there different degrees of larceny, embezzlement and false pretenses?
Is it larceny if I take something as a practical joke?
Is it larceny if I intend to return the property?
What if I change my mind and decide not to return the property to the owner?
Can someone who is intoxicated commit larceny?
Perjury
What is perjury?
What if the witness contradicts himself in a proceeding?
Testimony by several witnesses may be contradictory. Isn’t that perjury?
Is taking the fifth amendment under oath considered perjury?
Stolen property
What is the crime involving receiving stolen property?
My wallet was recently stolen and within a week the thief tallied up large credit card charges, purchased a cell phone, applied for a visa card, ordered plane tickets, and had a credit line approved to buy a compaq computer. Any suggestions on how to limit the damage?
A friend of mine recently told me that a very large sum of money was deposited in the family's bank account. What are the legal implications of this windfall?
Tax evasion
What is the difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance?
Suppose I just don’t file tax returns?
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