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White-Collar Crimes

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1

Which of the following is not considered a white-collar crime?
A)false advertising
B)a monopoly
C)wiretapping
D)crimes against the Food and Drug Act
2

Because it involves the element of willfulness, tax evasion is considered
A)a general intent crime
B)a specific intent crime
C)securities fraud
D)mail fraud
3

In order to prove a tax deficiency, the government must show
A)the defendant received income during the year in question
B)the defendant received taxable income in addition to what was reported
C)the defendant received income in addition to what was reported, regardless of whether it was taxable
D)the defendant had intent to defraud the government
4

For the purposes of tax evasion, an affirmative act is
A)keeping a double set of books
B)filing false tax returns
C)placing assets in the name of a third party
D)all of the above
5

The primary federal law dealing with false advertising is the
A)Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (Lanham Act)
B)Sherman Act
C)Securities Act of 1933
D)Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
6

A company that runs a newspaper advertisement showing a picture of a shelf for sale, but instead sells a shelf of inferior quality could be sued for
A)false advertising
B)mail fraud
C)securities fraud
D)false pretenses
7

Which of the following is not an element of mail fraud?
A)intent to defraud
B)using the U.S. Postal Service or other private interstate commercial carrier
C)requests for money
D)a scheme to defraud
8

An action that would be covered under mail fraud is
A)mailing a fraudulent tax return
B)sending a false loan application
C)sending a fraudulent investment scheme in the mail
D)all of the above
9

Which of the following is not a form of substantive fraud, for purposes of securities fraud?
A)insider trading
B)parking
C)sugging
D)churning
10

The law that makes it illegal to introduce an adulterated food or drug into interstate commerce is the
A)Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (Lanham Act)
B)Sherman Act
C)Clayton Act
D)Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
11

Under the FDCA, the definition of food includes
A)chewing gum
B)aspirin
C)lipstick
D)all of the above
12

A package that was labeled "cholesterol free" when in fact the contents contained cholesterol would be considered
A)parked
B)churned
C)misbranded
D)adulterated
13

A primary antitrust law is the
A)Lanham Act
B)Clayton Act
C)Securities Act of 1933
D)all of the above
14

Which of the following is not necessary to achieve a civil judgment under the Sherman Act?
A)two or more entities formed a combination or conspiracy
B)the combination or conspiracy produces, or potentially produces, an unreasonable restraint of trade or commerce
C)the restraint is on interstate trade or commerce
D)general intent
15

An element required for an attempted monopoly conviction is
A)specific intent to obtain a monopoly power in a given market
B)use of unlawful means to increase market share
C)dangerous probability that a monopoly will be obtained
D)all of the above