Money laundering is ________.

a. offenses involving a willing and private exchange of illegal goods or services that are in strong demand.
b. a criminal offense committed through opportunities created in a legal business or occupation.
c. a framework for the perpetration of criminal acts—usually in fields, such as gambling, drugs, and prostitution— providing illegal services that are in great demand.
d. moving the proceeds of criminal activities through a maze of businesses, banks, and brokerage accounts in order to disguise their origin.


d. moving the proceeds of criminal activities through a maze of businesses, banks, and brokerage accounts in order to disguise their origin.

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a. True b. False

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Suppose that you borrow $5,000 from the bank to purchase some land and you agree to pay 9 percent interest on the loan. If the loan must be repaid in 12 months and the inflation rate is 13 percent during the year, then

A) the bank will receive fewer dollars, because of inflation, than it had initially expected to receive. B) you will repay the bank with dollars with more purchasing power than you initially borrowed. C) you will repay the bank with fewer dollars than the bank initially loaned you. D) you will repay the bank with dollars with less purchasing power than it initially loaned you.

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What are the provisions of Senate Bill 1391?

What will be an ideal response?

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What happens when an appellate court reverses a lower court's decision?

a. The case is sent back to the trial level for further action consistent with the appellate decision. b. The reversal nullifies or sets aside a trial verdict. c. The reversal sets the defendant free. d. None of the above.

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