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50- Despite doing some things in college of which he's now not proud, Bill has gone on to become a billionaire celebrity. Recently Bill received

50- Despite doing some things in college of which he's now not proud, Bill has gone on to become a billionaire celebrity. Recently Bill received a phone call from his old fraternity brother Pat. It seems that Pat was cleaning out his attic and found some old photos of Bill in embarrassing situations. Pat tells Bill that unless Bill pays him $100,000, he's going to the tabloids with the photos. Pat has just committed

    1. no crime if the photographs are accurate
    2. extortion, but only if the photographs have been altered
    1. extortion, regardless of the truth or falsity of the photos
    2. bribery, but only if Bill pays the $100,000 cash 49- **Rick is a sales manager for ABC Airplane Parts, and Tony is the head of purchasing for XYZ Regional Airlines. In order to secure purchase orders from XYZ, Rick meets Tony at a diner and gives Tony a briefcase containing $100,000 in cash. Tony takes the cash and soon after ABC is the biggest parts supplier to XYZ. With regards to the crime of bribery
    1. both Rick and Tony could be prosecuted
    2. only Rick, as the offeror, could be prosecuted
    3. only Tony, since he accepted the cash, could be prosecuted
    4. neither could be prosecuted since neither are government officials 52-Bernie was conducting a massive securities fraud scam utilizing emails and FedEx to perpetrate the fraud. If arrested, federal prosecutors are likely to charge Bernie with securities fraud and
      1. wire fraud, but not mail fraud since Fed Ex is not the postal service
      2. mail fraud, but not wire fraud since emails are not covered under the wire fraud statute
      3. nothing else, since federal prosecutors are not allowed to file multiple charges against the same defendant
      4. both mail fraud and wire fraud 54-Businesses that make excellent money laundries include
        1. restaurants and motels
        2. bridal shops and tuxedo rental stores
        3. optometrist and podiatry practices
        4. internet service providers and electric utilities_

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