LEGAL 2700 EXAM 3 JESSICA TRIPP
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ mens rea and actus reus. Answer: what are the elements of a
crime?
◉ Mens Rea. Answer: must have a guilty mind (mental state)
◉ actus reus. Answer: refers to the actual guilty act
◉ voluntarily and conscious when the crime is committed. Answer:
Mens rea and actus reus must be done how?
◉ general intent. Answer: intention to do the act that constitutes the
crime
◉ specific intent. Answer: intention to achieve the harmful result
◉ reckless conduct. Answer: having reckless intent
◉ felony. Answer: commenced by a grand jury indictment
,◉ fine or imprisonment for one year or more. Answer: what is the
punishment for a felony?
◉ misdemeanor. Answer: commenced when the government files a
charge called an information
◉ fine or imprisonment for less than one year. Answer: what is the
punishment for a misdemeanor?
◉ - stands for no contest
- allows for sentencing as if there had been a guilty plea
- allows you to avoid the full cost of trial. Answer: what is nolo
contendere?
◉ white collar crime. Answer: any legal offense that occurs in a
business or professional setting that is committed to harm the
business or for personal gains
◉ criminal fraud does not have to have actual reliance on the
fraudulent statement, only the intention for it to be relied on..
Answer: What is the key difference between civil and criminal fraud?
, ◉ scheme to defraud. Answer: plan designed to take from a person
the tangible right of honest services
◉ mail fraud. Answer: Unlawful to use the U.S Postal Service (or
other any interstate carrier like FedEx or UPS) to defraud someone
◉ wire fraud. Answer: Unlawful to use any electronic means of
interstate communication (e.g., radio, tv, phone call, text message,
fax, internet, email) to defraud someone
◉ health care fraud. Answer: prosecution of false claims under the
false claims act
◉ aided by information revealed by whistleblower suits. Answer:
How are investigations of health care fraud aided?
◉ - billing for services not actually performed
- unbundling or billing each stage of a procedure as if it were a
separate procedure
- uncoding or billing for a more costly procedure than the one
actually performed. Answer: examples of health care fraud
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ mens rea and actus reus. Answer: what are the elements of a
crime?
◉ Mens Rea. Answer: must have a guilty mind (mental state)
◉ actus reus. Answer: refers to the actual guilty act
◉ voluntarily and conscious when the crime is committed. Answer:
Mens rea and actus reus must be done how?
◉ general intent. Answer: intention to do the act that constitutes the
crime
◉ specific intent. Answer: intention to achieve the harmful result
◉ reckless conduct. Answer: having reckless intent
◉ felony. Answer: commenced by a grand jury indictment
,◉ fine or imprisonment for one year or more. Answer: what is the
punishment for a felony?
◉ misdemeanor. Answer: commenced when the government files a
charge called an information
◉ fine or imprisonment for less than one year. Answer: what is the
punishment for a misdemeanor?
◉ - stands for no contest
- allows for sentencing as if there had been a guilty plea
- allows you to avoid the full cost of trial. Answer: what is nolo
contendere?
◉ white collar crime. Answer: any legal offense that occurs in a
business or professional setting that is committed to harm the
business or for personal gains
◉ criminal fraud does not have to have actual reliance on the
fraudulent statement, only the intention for it to be relied on..
Answer: What is the key difference between civil and criminal fraud?
, ◉ scheme to defraud. Answer: plan designed to take from a person
the tangible right of honest services
◉ mail fraud. Answer: Unlawful to use the U.S Postal Service (or
other any interstate carrier like FedEx or UPS) to defraud someone
◉ wire fraud. Answer: Unlawful to use any electronic means of
interstate communication (e.g., radio, tv, phone call, text message,
fax, internet, email) to defraud someone
◉ health care fraud. Answer: prosecution of false claims under the
false claims act
◉ aided by information revealed by whistleblower suits. Answer:
How are investigations of health care fraud aided?
◉ - billing for services not actually performed
- unbundling or billing each stage of a procedure as if it were a
separate procedure
- uncoding or billing for a more costly procedure than the one
actually performed. Answer: examples of health care fraud
