Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A lay witness is an individual who has relevant information about a white-collar crime case based on
what they may have seen or experience.
2. The physical appearance of an expert witness is taken into account when hiring a scientist to testify in a
white-collar trial.
3. Victims have an extremely limited role in white-collar case proceedings.
4. Cooperating witnesses are trained to share information that best reflects the government and
prosecution’s interests.
5. A civil case involving fraud is considered a tort lawsuit.


1. true
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. false

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