Jake Is Charged with Embezzlement

question 36

Multiple Choice

Jake is charged with embezzlement.Embezzlement is not robbery because embezzlement may be committed without

• A)a criminal act.
• B)a criminal intent.
• C)taking property from its owner.
• D)the use of force or fear.

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Definitions:

T.Thomas Fortune

An African American journalist, editor, and writer, recognized as a leading advocate of civil rights and economic empowerment for African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Freeman

Historically, an individual who was not a serf or slave and possessed certain rights; in the context of American history, often refers to a former slave who has been emancipated.

Progressive Era

A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, roughly from the 1890s to the 1920s.

Double Tax

The imposition of two or more taxes on the same income, asset, or financial transaction.