American Criminal Law Review articles from March 2008

American Criminal Law Review archives from March 2008

Regulating the 'new regulators': current trends in deferred prosecution agreements.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) and non-prosecution agreements (NPAs) are proliferating. In the four years between 2002 and 2005, prosecutors and major corporations entered into twice as many of these agreements (also called pretrial...

Antitrust violations.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENT'S OF THE OFFENSE A. Conspiracy B. Restraint of Trade C. Interstate Nexus D. Intent III. DEFENSES A. Withdrawal from Conspiracy B. Statute of Limitations C. Double...

Computer crimes.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION A. Defining Computer Crime B. Types of Computer-Related Offenses 1. Object of Crime 2. Subject of Crime a. Spare b. Viruses c. Worms d. Trojan...

Corporate criminal liability.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. THE LAW OF CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY A. Corporations are Only Liable for the Acts of Employees if the Employees are Acting Within the Scope and Nature of Their Employment B. A...

Election law violations.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELECTION FRAUD A. General Issues 1. Background 2. Jurisdiction 3. Prosecutorial Initiatives 4. Covered Statutes B. Voter Intimidation Statutes 1. Conspiracy...

Employment-related crimes.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. WORKER SAFETY A. Occupational Safety and Health Act 1. Employer's Willful Violation of Standard Causing Death a. Elements of the Offense i. Employer ii....

Environmental crimes.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION A. Criminal versus Civil Penalties B. Enforcement C. Interaction with Other Criminal Violations II. GENERAL ISSUES A. Overview of Elements of Environmental Criminal Violations B....

False statements and false claims.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. FALSE STATEMENTS A. Elements of a [section] 1001 Offense 1. Statements or Concealments 2. Falsity 3. Materiality 4. Intent 5. Jurisdiction B. Section 1001 Defenses...

Federal criminal conspiracy.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Agreement B. Illegal Goal C. Knowledge, Intent, and Participation D. Overt Act III. DEFENSES A. Statute of Limitations B. Variance C....

Financial institutions fraud.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. BANK FRAUD STATUTE A. Purpose and Scope B. Elements of the Offense 1. Knowledge 2. Executes or Attempts to Execute 3. Scheme or Artifice 4. To Defraud or Obtain...

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS A. Covered Parties B. Elements of the Accounting Provisions 1. Record-keeping 2. Internal Controls C. Criminal Liability III. ANTI-BRIBERY PROVISIONS ...

Health care fraud.
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. STATUTES ADDRESSING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FRAUD A. Medicaid False Claims Statute 1. Elements of the Offense a. Statement of Material Fact b. False Representation c....

Intellectual property crimes.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS A. Economic Espionage Act of 1996 1. Definition of Trade Secret 2. Elements of the Criminal Offenses a. Economic Espionage b. Theft of...

Mail and wired fraud.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Scheme to Defraud B. Intent to Defraud C. Mailing in Furtherance of a Scheme to Defraud 1. Causing the Mails and/or Wires to Be Used 2. The "In...

Money laundering.
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE A. Section 1956 1. Transaction Money Laundering 2. Transportation Money Laundering 3. Sting Operations B. Section 1957 III. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES ...

Obstruction of justice.
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION. IX. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE: THE OMNIBUS PROVISION A. Scope of [section] 1503 B. Elements of a [section] 1503 Offense 1. Pending Judicial Proceedings 2. Knowledge of Pending Proceeding ...

Perjury.
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION A. Section 1621: False Testimony Generally B. Section 1623: False Testimony to Court or Grand Jury C. Section 1622: Subornation of Perjury II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Oath B. Intent ...

Public corruption.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. BRIBERY AND ILLEGAL GRATUITY A. Elements of the Bribery and Illegal Gratuity Offenses 1. Thing of Value 2. Public Official or Witness 3. Official Act 4. Intent ...

Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations. (Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Two or More Predicate Acts of Racketeering Activity B. Pattern C. Enterprise 1. Types of Enterprises 2. Proving the Enterprise 3....

Securities fraud.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE A. Material Misrepresentations and Omissions 1. Misstatements and Omissions a. Entanglement Liability 2. Materiality 3. Intent a....

Tax violations.(Twenty-Third Annual Survey of White Collar Crime)
March 22, 2008... I. INTRODUCTION II. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER I.R.C. [section][section] 7201, 7202, 7203, 7206, AND 7212(a) A. Policies and Procedures of IRS Investigations 1. Purposes of IRS Investigations 2. Policies...