CRJU 0627 - Federal Criminal Law: The Prosecution of Organized and White Collar Crime

Credits: 3

This course will emphasize the legal aspects involved in an investigation and prosecution of organized and white collar crime. The course will focus on the role of the grand jury and other investigative techniques, and on the substantive federal criminal law that typically provides the basis for the prosecution of organized and white collar crime. Topics to be considered include the evolution of federal criminal law; the role of the grad jury; mail and wire fraud; RICO; the Hobbs Act; the Travel Act; the role of federal agency investigations including both the I.R.S. and the S.E.C.; and federal wiretapping and electronic surveillance legislation.


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