Question 1

Money laundering has developed its own lexicon.Which of the following correctly orders the process of laundering of money?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​placement,layering,integration
B)  ​integration,placement,layering
C)  ​layering,placement,integration
D)  integration,layering,placement

Question 2

​Ralph Scopo,who was at the center of a "contractors club" that received payments for allocating bids on construction jobs,was a member of which crime family?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the Gambino Family
B)  ​the Lucchese Family
C)  ​the Patriarca Family
D)  the Colombo Family

Question 3

​Which union is the most important union to come under the domination of organized crime,since virtually every consumer product needs to be transported throughout the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​LIUNA
B)  ​HEREIU
C)  ​ILA
D)  IBT

Question 4

In Chicago,the Laborers' Union has always had close ties to:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the Outfit.
B)  ​the Mafia.
C)  ​the Neighborhood Watch.
D)  the Mayors Association.

Question 5

In money laundering,depositing currency into the bank without activating the reporting system is called placement.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

From the first half of the 19th century to the Civil War,criminal conspiracy statutes were used against labor's organizing efforts and strikes.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Once in control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized crime found that the shipping industry was not an industry that could be dominated by racketeering.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

​Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​WWI
B)  ​WWII
C)  ​The Civil War
D)  The Vietnam War

Question 9

Labor racketeering refers to infiltration,domination,and use of a union for personal benefit by illegal,violent,and fraudulent means.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1935,the passage of which act gave explicit protection to the rights of workers to organize and engage in collective bargaining?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Harrison Act
B)  ​Warsaw Act
C)  ​Hobbs Act
D)  Wagner Act

Question 11

What are Ronald Goldstock's three basic forms of labor racketeering? Briefly describe each.​

Accepted Answer

Goldstock's three basic forms of labor r...

Question 12

Which of the following elements is typically found in pension fraud schemes?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​A corrupt union official approves the investment of union fund monies.
B)  ​Investment service providers are associated with organized crime.
C)  ​Service providers offer kickbacks from fees generated from servicing the plan.
D)  All of these are elements typically found in pension fraud schemes.

Question 13

According to Abadinsky,which of the following rackets was NOT rampant on the union-controlled New York waterfront?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​gambling
B)  ​loansharking
C)  ​cargo theft
D)  human trafficking

Question 14

The _____________ is the largest labor union in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

​Internati...

Question 15

Seven percent of private-sector American workers belong to a union,a significant increase for organized labor in modern day America.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 16

What is defined as a specific response to a specific set of injustices at a time when industrial and financial capitalism was establishing its predominance over American society?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the Industrial Revolution
B)  ​the Labor Wars
C)  ​the Industrial Wars
D)  the Labor Revolution

Question 17

According to Goldstock,labor rackets assume three basic forms: sweetheart deal,siphoning of union funds,and:​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​bargaining.
B)  ​walkout.
C)  ​strike insurance.
D)  competition. C

Question 18

Anderson provides six reasons for organized criminal involvement in legitimate business.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​profit
B)  ​diversification
C)  ​public image
D)  transfer C

Question 19

HEREIU Local 54 in New Jersey has about 22,000 members,most of them employed in the Atlantic City casino business.The local has been controlled by the Philadelphia crime family once headed by which infamous individual?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Al Capone
B)  ​Jimmy Hoffa
C)  ​Angelo Bruno
D)  Lucky Lucciano

Question 20

Until 1992,whose multimillionaire sons exercised control over garment-center trucking?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Jimmy Hoffa's
B)  ​Robert Kennedy's
C)  ​Carlo Gambino's
D)  Gaetano Lucchese's

Exam 12: Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering

Money laundering has developed its own lexicon.Which of the following correctly orders the process of laundering of money?​

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​Ralph Scopo,who was at the center of a "contractors club" that received payments for allocating bids on construction jobs,was a member of which crime family?

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​Which union is the most important union to come under the domination of organized crime,since virtually every consumer product needs to be transported throughout the country?

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In Chicago,the Laborers' Union has always had close ties to:​

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In money laundering,depositing currency into the bank without activating the reporting system is called placement.​

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From the first half of the 19th century to the Civil War,criminal conspiracy statutes were used against labor's organizing efforts and strikes.​

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Once in control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized crime found that the shipping industry was not an industry that could be dominated by racketeering.​

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​Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

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Labor racketeering refers to infiltration,domination,and use of a union for personal benefit by illegal,violent,and fraudulent means.​

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In 1935,the passage of which act gave explicit protection to the rights of workers to organize and engage in collective bargaining?​

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What are Ronald Goldstock's three basic forms of labor racketeering? Briefly describe each.​

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Which of the following elements is typically found in pension fraud schemes?​

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According to Abadinsky,which of the following rackets was NOT rampant on the union-controlled New York waterfront?​

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The _____________ is the largest labor union in the United States.​

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Seven percent of private-sector American workers belong to a union,a significant increase for organized labor in modern day America.​

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What is defined as a specific response to a specific set of injustices at a time when industrial and financial capitalism was establishing its predominance over American society?​

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According to Goldstock,labor rackets assume three basic forms: sweetheart deal,siphoning of union funds,and:​

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Anderson provides six reasons for organized criminal involvement in legitimate business.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?​

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HEREIU Local 54 in New Jersey has about 22,000 members,most of them employed in the Atlantic City casino business.The local has been controlled by the Philadelphia crime family once headed by which infamous individual?​

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Until 1992,whose multimillionaire sons exercised control over garment-center trucking?​

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Money laundering has developed its own lexicon.Which of the following correctly orders the process of laundering of money?

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Ralph Scopo,who was at the center of a "contractors club" that received payments for allocating bids on construction jobs,was a member of which crime family?

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Which union is the most important union to come under the domination of organized crime,since virtually every consumer product needs to be transported throughout the country?

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In Chicago,the Laborers' Union has always had close ties to:

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In money laundering,depositing currency into the bank without activating the reporting system is called placement.

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From the first half of the 19th century to the Civil War,criminal conspiracy statutes were used against labor's organizing efforts and strikes.

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Once in control of the International Longshoremen's Association,organized crime found that the shipping industry was not an industry that could be dominated by racketeering.

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Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

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Labor racketeering refers to infiltration,domination,and use of a union for personal benefit by illegal,violent,and fraudulent means.

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In 1935,the passage of which act gave explicit protection to the rights of workers to organize and engage in collective bargaining?

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What are Ronald Goldstock's three basic forms of labor racketeering? Briefly describe each.

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Which of the following elements is typically found in pension fraud schemes?

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According to Abadinsky,which of the following rackets was NOT rampant on the union-controlled New York waterfront?

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The _____________ is the largest labor union in the United States.

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Seven percent of private-sector American workers belong to a union,a significant increase for organized labor in modern day America.

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What is defined as a specific response to a specific set of injustices at a time when industrial and financial capitalism was establishing its predominance over American society?

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According to Goldstock,labor rackets assume three basic forms: sweetheart deal,siphoning of union funds,and:

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Anderson provides six reasons for organized criminal involvement in legitimate business.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

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HEREIU Local 54 in New Jersey has about 22,000 members,most of them employed in the Atlantic City casino business.The local has been controlled by the Philadelphia crime family once headed by which infamous individual?

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Until 1992,whose multimillionaire sons exercised control over garment-center trucking?

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