Question 1

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 LuccianoE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

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 RevolutionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

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.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) C

Question 4

​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)  IBTE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

​Internati...

Question 7

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,placementE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

​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 FamilyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

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 10

​Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​WWI
B)  ​WWII
C)  ​The Civil War
D)  The Vietnam WarE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

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'sE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

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 13

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)  transferE) A) and B)
F) B) and D) C

Question 14

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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

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 traffickingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

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 ActE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

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 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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

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

Correct Answerverified​Internati...View AnswerShow Answer

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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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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​Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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Which war led to the dramatic industrialization of America?

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

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

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

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

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

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