chapter 5 Examples Flashcards
Criminal Negligence
If a person gets drunk and drives the wrong way down the highway and kills a person in a car accident there may be guilt for negligence or manslaughter.
Affirmative Defense
What white plead with and get away with all the time
Anti-Trust
Price Fixing
Bankruptcy Fraud
when a person or corp lies about assets in bankruptcy proceedings.
Economic Espionage
Trade Secrets, theft of valuable business information
Money Laundering
Hiding the true origins of the money or its original purpose
RICO
Passed in 1970 as an extra weapon against the mafia means the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations . The g’ovt can seize assets and force a person to accept a plea bargain. A plaintiff who wins a rico argument gets 3x damages plus attorney fees
AML
Anti-Money Laundering Units