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

1. Despite its popularity, Facebook has been connected to a variety of white-collar crimes.
2. Happens when investments made by consumers are managed or influenced fraudulently by
stockbrokers or other officials in the economic system.
3. One of the types of white-collar crime that was part of the Enron scandal involved fraud based
manipulations.
4. While Bernie Madoff’s investment schemes were quite diverse and occurred over a long period of time
they were at heart the same scheme invented by Charles Ponzi at the beginning of the 20th
century.
5. The Commodity Exchange Act stipulates that the Federal Trade Commission address pyramid schemes
as false and deceptive business practices that can result in fines over $100,000.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

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