NCJ Number
76659
Date Published
1979
Length
182 pages
Annotation
A simulated training exercise is provided for the investigation of extortionate and usurious credit transactions.
Abstract
Public court records, printed materials, and the author's and his colleagues' experiences were used as the basis for the simulated investigation. The characters are patterned on persons who have participated in similar organized criminal schemes. Emphasis on the laws and procedures of any particular jurisdiction was avoided. The six workshops consist of the raw data of the investigation, accompanied by a teacher's guide which states the premise for the workshop, the specific problems involved, and a guide for analyzing the problems presented. The bankruptcy records, checks, reports, and other documents which form the basis of the investigation have been provided for study purposes. The workshops discuss investigative planning, electronic surveillance, analysis of books and records, legal objections to testifying, examination of the recalcitrant witness, and perjury and contempt indictments. The appendix discussed straight bankruptcy. (Author abstract modified)