Recently added articles from The American Criminal Law Review:
REGULATING THE 'NEW REGULATORS': CURRENT TRENDS IN DEFERRED PROSECUTION AGREEMENTS
Apr 01, 2008; Spivack, Peter; Raman, Sujit ... 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 diversion agreements) as in the previous ten years ...
COMPUTER CRIMES
Apr 01, 2008; Audal, Joseph; Lu, Quincy; Roman, Peter ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 234 A. Defining Computer Crime ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 234 B. Types of Computer-Related Offenses ... ... ... ... ... ..... 235 1. Object of Crime ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 235 2. Subject of Crime ....
ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS
Apr 01, 2008; Pardo, A David ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 307 II. ELECTION FRAUD ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 307 A. General Issues ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 307 1. Background ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 308 2. Jurisdiction ...
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED CRIMES
Apr 01, 2008; Trumka, Richard ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 342 II. WORKER SAFETY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 342 A. Occupational Safety and Health Act. ... ... ... ... ... ..... 342 1. Employer's Willful Violation of Standard Causing Death ... 343 a. Elements ...
FALSE STATEMENTS AND FALSE CLAIMS
Apr 01, 2008; Perry, Laura; Salek, Stephanie ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....465 II. FALSE STATEMENTS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 467 A. Elements of a § 1001 Offense ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 469 1. Statements or Concealments ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 469 2. Falsity ....
FEDERAL CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Apr 01, 2008; Langer, Anne; Parnes, Jonathan ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 499 II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 502 A. Agreement ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 502 B. Illegal Goal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 505 C. Knowledge, Intent, ...
HEALTH CARE FRAUD
Apr 01, 2008; Altshuler, Matt; Creekpaum, J Kyden; Fang, Jim ... I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 II. STATUTES ADDRESSING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FRAUD. . . . . . . . . . 612 A. Medicaid False Claims Statute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 1. Elements ...
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
Apr 01, 2008; Sebelius, Ned ... I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 II. ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 A. Covered Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
MAIL AND WIRE FRAUD
Apr 01, 2008; Greenwood, Lee ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 717 II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 720 A. Scheme to Defraud ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 721 B. Intent to Defraud ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 723 C. Mailing in ...
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FRAUD
Apr 01, 2008; Fischer, Adam; Sheppard, James ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 532 II. BANK FRAUD STATUTE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 532 A. Purpose and Scope ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 533 B. Elements of the Offense ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 535 1 ....
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES
Apr 01, 2008; Duncombe, Thomas; Schnackenback, Joy; Henderson, Kristen ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 383 A. Criminal versus Civil Penalties ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 384 B. Enforcement. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 385 C. Interaction with Other Criminal Violations ... ... ... ..... 386 II. GENERAL ISSUES ...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES
Apr 01, 2008; Yu, Min Ae; Lehrer, Ryan; Roland, Whitney ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 666 II. THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 668 A. Economic Espionage Act of 1996 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 669 1. Definition of Trade Secret ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 669 2. Elements of the ...
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Apr 01, 2008; Kendall, Andrea; Cuff, Kimberly ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 766 II. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE: THE OMNIBUS PROVISION. ... ... ... .... 766 A. Scope of § 1503 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 768 B. Elements of a § 1503 Offense. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 768 1. Pending ...
MONEY LAUNDERING
Apr 01, 2008; Newland, Laura S ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 741 II. OVERVIEW OF THE STATUTE. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 745 A. Section 1956. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 745 1. Transaction Money Laundering ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 745 2. Transportation Money ...
SECURITIES FRAUD
Apr 01, 2008; Perez, Zathrina; Cochran, Eric; Sousa, Christopher ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 924 II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 925 A. Material Misrepresentations and Omissions ... ... ... ... ... 926 1. Misstatements and Omissions ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 927 a. Entanglement ...
PERJURY
Apr 01, 2008; Fischweicher, Jessica ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 799 A. Section 1621: False Testimony Generally ... ... ... ... ..... 800 B. Section 1623: False Testimony to Court or Grand Jury ... .... 802 C. Section 1622: Subornation of Perjury ... ... ... ... ... ..... 803 II ....
TAX VIOLATIONS
Apr 01, 2008; Jacinto, Jarret; Fitzmaurice, James ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 996 II. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDER I.R.C. §§ 7201,7202,7203, 7206, AND 7212(a) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 997 A. Policies and Procedures of IRS Investigations ... ... ... .... 997 1. Purposes of IRS ...
PUBLIC CORRUPTION
Apr 01, 2008; Kircher, Ashley; Whittaker, Brian; Hicks, Jordan ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 826 II. BRIBERY AND ILLEGAL GRATUITY. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 827 A. Elements of the Bribery and Illegal Gratuity Offenses ... ..... 827 1. Thing of Value ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 828 2. Public ...
RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS
Apr 01, 2008; Franklin, Amy; Schorr, Lauren; Shapiro, David ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 872 II. ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 873 A. Two or More Predicate Acts of Racketeering Activity ... ..... 875 B. Pattern ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 877 C ....
CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Apr 01, 2008; Ku, Melissa; Pepper, Lee ... I. INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 II. THE LAW OF CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY ... ... ... ... ..... 277 A. Corporations are Only Liable for the Acts of Employees if the Employees are Acting Within the Scope and Nature of Their ...