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| A term used at the state level that is similar to "aiding and abetting." Usually before the criminal act or after it. |
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| A criminal action that arises from association with and from assistance rendered to a person guilty of another criminal act. |
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| Traditionally, the financial condition where debt exceed assets and one is unable to pay debts as they mature. |
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| Theft by breaking and entering. |
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| An intentional misrepresentation of a material fact occurring through the silence of a party. |
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| A combination or agreement between two or more persons for the commission of a criminal act. |
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| A constitutional doctrine that prohibits an individual from being prosecuted twice by the same governing body based on the same factual situation. |
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| A criminal act that involves placing employees at risk with respect to their health and safety in the work environment. |
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| The doctrine that merely denying guilt is not a criminal lie in response to a question from an agency of the federal government. This doctrine is no longer valid. |
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| The expectation that one will not be observed by the state. |
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| A criminal offense of a serious nature, generally punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary |
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| A flase representation of fact made with the intent to deceive another that is justifiably relied upon to the injury of that person. |
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| Honesty in dealing; innocence; without fraud or deceit. |
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| A document issued by a grand jury formally charging a person with a felony. |
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| A written accusation by the prosecutor presented in court charging an accused person with a crime. |
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| A legal doctrine indicating that parties meant to do what they did. |
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| Applies to an individual who knowingly and willfully makes a misrepresentation of material fact that is relied on and thereby causes injury or harm. |
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| The unlawful taking of personal property with the intent to deprive the right owner of this property. |
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| The use of the US Postal Service or any interstate carrier to conduct fraudulent activities with the intent to deprive an owner of property. |
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| A criminal offense of less serious nature than a felony, generally punishable by fine or jail sentence other than in a penitentiary. |
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| A plea entered by a defendant in a criminal case that neither admits nor denies the crime allegedly committed but, if accepted by the court, permits the judge to treat the defendant as guilty. |
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| A criminal act involving the interference of the administration of the laws during the investigation and conduct of trials. |
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| An essential element of a crime. Without this action by a party, the intent to engage in criminal activity is not wrongful. |
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| Under RICO, two or more similar acts of organized crime in a ten year period. |
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| The basis of requiring the government to prove a criminal defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. |
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| The reasonable basis on which law enforcement officials convince a judge that criminal activity has occurred. This is the basis that must be satisfied before a judge will issue a criminal search warrant. |
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| A crime under RICO, involving a pattern of actions that are indictable under state and federal law. |
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| Illegally taking something by force. |
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| A plan to misrepresent a material fact in order to obtain something, usually money, from another. |
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| A court order required by the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution to be obtained from government officials prior to private property being searched or seized. |
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| Adopted by the US Sentencing Commission as a means of standardizing the sentence given to similar criminals committing similar crimes. |
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| Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
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| A violation of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution that occurs when a valid search warrant is not obtained or when the scope of a valid warrant is exceeded. |
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| Violations of law by business organizations or by individuals in a business-related capacity. |
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| With intent to defraud or deceive. |
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| The use of radio, television, telephone, Internet, or other wired forms of communication to conduct fraudulent activities with the intent to deprive an owner of property. |
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