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Busniness Law Final
B-Law
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Law
Undergraduate 3
04/21/2011

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Crimes Affecting Business/White Collar Crimes (9)
Definition

1) Fraud

2)Robbery

3) Burglary

4) Larsony

5) Arson

6) Forgery

7) Extortion

8) Embezzelment

9) Bribery

 

Term
Fraud
Definition
To take property through deceit or trickery
Term
Robbery
Definition
Taking of personal property through use of fear or force
Term
Burglary
Definition
unlawful entry breaking into bulidng with intent to commit felony
Term
Larsony
Definition
wrongful taking of another persona property ( use of force not required) examply pickpocket
Term
Arson
Definition
to intentionally damage or attempt to damage real or personal property by fire or insindiary device
Term
Forgery
Definition
fraudulantly make or alter written document affecting legal libaility of another person
Term
Extortion
Definition

obtain property through actual or threatened force, violance fear (with consent)

 

Term
Embezzelment
Definition
individual entrusted with property fraudulantly converts it or steals it
Term
Bribery
Definition
A offers B a thing of value or a favor in return unlawfully
Term

Petty

Misdemeanor

Felony

Definition

Petty- driving offense $ only fine

Misdemeanor- $ or liberty less than 1 year

Felony- $ and or more than 1 year jail

Term
3 ways to bust criminal cases
Definition

1) Bug - wire tap

2) Be- Infiltrate rat

3) Turn- get someone to talk

Term
What does RICO stand for?
Definition

R - Raceteer

I - Influence

C- Corrupt

O- Organizations

Term

RICO

Forfeiture

Definition

pattern of racketeering/criminal enterprise (organized crime) less than or equal to 20 years per violation

 

Forfeiture- give up anything used in crime

 

Rico needs criminal and civil charges such as Fraud, Extortion, Forgery, and torts

 

Term
4 Criminal defenses
Definition

1) entrapment-inducing someone to commit a crime

2) Insanity- incapabe of distinguishing what wrong/right

3) Mistake of fact- not knowing

4) Mistake of Law- Not legit

Term

Unfair Competition Laws/ Anti Competition

6

 

Definition

1) Price Fixing- agreement to sell an item at a fixed price

2) Market Allocation- sellers agree only to sell to certain people or areas.

3) Boycott- Business to Business wont use ur trucks bc they are too expensive

4) Tying arrangement- must also purchase how much market power do they have

5) Price discrimination- 2 different prices to 2 different buyers but same product

6) Monopolization- Unilateral greater than 80% control output and prices predatory pricing below marginal cost

 

Term
Trademark Infringement 7
Definition

1) Similarity of mark based on sight suggestion and sound

2) Intent

3) Actual confusion

4) strength of plaintiff mark

5) concurrent market channels

6) degree of care

7) similarity of products

Term
Utilitarianism
Definition
moral principal that says the moral wealth of action is determined by its outcome (pleasure minus pain)
Term
Categorical Imperitive
Definition
A moral law that is unconditional or absolute for everyone
Term
Alton Logan
Definition

Falsly Imprisoned for 26 years

Andrew wilson actually guilty confessed to lawyers

Waited for wilson to die to confess

Attorney client relationship

Term
Bernie Madoff
Definition

Ponzi Scheme stole billions

It feeds your ego Banks that didnt care about you were not giving you billions I made alot of money for people

Securities Fraud

Money Laundering

Perjury

Inv Advisor Fraud

Term
Marc Drier
Definition

Harvard Law School Graduate Opened own firm 200 lawyers

Sold fake notes to hedge funds

20 year sentence

Securities Fraud

Term
Rod Blagoyovich
Definition

Wire Fraud

Solicitation of bribery for senate seat

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