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| physically taking something of value by means of force or fear from another. |
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breaking and entering a place of ownership with the intent to commit a felony.
--> If you go up to someone inside of a car and take it from them by force is burglary not larceny. |
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the fraudulent intent to deprive an owner permanently of property. Simply larceny is stealing or theft.
--> Secretly picking up something up and taking it. Stealing a parked car on the side of the street is an example. |
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| the willful and malicious burning of a building owned by another. |
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The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the leagal rights and liabilities of another
ex. endorsing someone else's check to yourself |
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| You knew or should have known the goods were stolen. |
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| Obtaining Goods by False Pretenses |
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| Using someone else's credit card without their knowledge and knowingly writing a bad check. |
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| Stealing from your employer or a client |
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| offering to give, receive, or solicit to influence a person's decision. Bribery occurs the instant the offer in made. |
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| Hiding or selling assets. A creditor may file a false claim against the debtor or the debtor may fraudulently transfer assets to favored parties before or after the petition for bankruptcy. |
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| An indiv obtains inside information about plans for a company. |
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Intellectual property of businesses are protected.
--> if someone gets into coca cola and finds out the recipe and leaks it to the world. |
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| A person or group of people involved in extortion money laundering loansharking bribery and other organized crimes. |
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falsely reporting income that has been obtained through illegal activity.
--> a drug dealer makes a ton of money through dealing cocaine and now opened up a pizza restaurant with that money so he can legitamitly report a legal income. |
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| Serious crimes that are punishable by death or imprissonment for more than a year. |
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| less serious crimes that are punishable by a fine or confinement for less than a year. |
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| the least serious kind of criminal offense, such as a traffic or building code violation. |
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