Defenses to Crimes
This group of defenses says, "Yes, I did it but I had a legally valid reason for doing it."
What are justification defenses.
The deliberate use of threat of violence by groups seeking to achieve political, social, or religious objectives
What is terrorism?
A form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors
What is a Ponzi scheme?
Anything that endangers life or health, gives offense to the senses, violates the laws of decency, or obstructs the reasonable and comfortable use of property
What are nuisance laws?
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What is Madrid?
These reduce a person's level of culpability.
What are mitigating defenses?
A system of organized crime traditionally involving the extortion of money from businesses, by intimidation, violence or other illegal methods
What is racketeering?
He ran the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history
Who is Bernie Madoff?
Preventing the police from executing a lawful arrest or improperly influencing a jury is an example of this
What is obstruction of justice?
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Who is Blake Shelton?
In order to use this defense, you must show that you used appropriate force to repel the force you were confronted with.
What is self defense?
The practice of lending money at excessive rates or using extortion to enforce repayment
What is loan sharking?
Insider trading (purchase and sale of securities based on material not made public) is an example of this
What is securities fraud?
It is a federal crime to set this on fire
What is a church?
This Supreme Court Justice is under fire for using his position for financial gain
Who is Clarence Thomas?
This defense relies on a choice of evils.
What is necessity?
This allows for, among other things, surveillance/wiretaps/GPS devices and delayed notification of search warrants
What is the USA Patriot Act?
Acquisition of one company by another that is not accomplished by coming to an agreement with management, but by going directly to the company’s shareholders or fighting to replace management in order to get the acquisition approved
What is a hostile takeover?
The unlawful taking or misuse of property by persons (generally employees), who lawfully come into possession of the property
What is embezzlement?
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Who is Don Lemmon?
This defense arises when a person commits an unlawful act because of a threat of imminent bodily harm to them someone else
This mafia boss was known as the "Teflon Don"
Who was John Gotti?
This law provides enhanced standards and penalties for executives and boards of public companies in relation to certifying and verifying finances of the company (response to Enron)
What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Crime via misrepresentation – in which the title or ownership of the property is passed to the defendant in reliance on the defendant’s misrepresentation
What is false pretense?
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What is chess?