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State the elements of identity theft crimes.

Part of the last verses of Judges says, “they did what was right in their own eyes.” The writer of the book might be suggesting that

Sammy, the mayor of Friendlyville, was charged with stealing $58,000 from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club. He takes the stand in his own defense and claims it was the deputy mayor, John, who was the real mastermind behind the scheme. This is an outright lie. John takes the witness stand and testifies that not only did Sammy steal from the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, but he sold town secrets to the Russians! This, too, is an outright lie. The defendant(s) who would be guilty of tax evasion would include:​

Linda decides she needs some furnishings for her room, but is currently out of work and out of cash. She’s maxed out on her credit cards, but in the mail a solicitation from a credit card company arrives, addressed to Linda’s roommate. Linda sees an opportunity and goes online to apply, posing as the roommate. Two weeks later, the new credit card arrives and off goes Linda to the stores. Because Linda applied for the credit card online, she may be charged with:​

The _____ makes it a crime to present a claim to the US government that is false or fraudulent and known to be false or fraudulent.​

Fraud is in essence a crime of ___.

A Psalm is  . . . 

The crime of knowingly and materially testifying falsely while under oath  is:​

Organized crime and gang members often used bribery and extortion of witnesses to prevent witnesses from testifying.

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