Exercise 6 Translate these sentences into English.

1.Говорят,ѝ чтоѝ Генеральнаяѝ Ассамблеяѝ принимаетѝ всеѝ важныеѝ решения,ѝкасающиесяѝполитикиѝиѝдеятельностиѝИнтерпола.ѝ

2.Сообщают,ѝчтоѝофицерыѝсвязи,ѝаналитикиѝиѝэкспертыѝЕврополаѝобеспечиваютѝбыструюѝиѝэффективнуюѝподдержкуѝ24ѝчасаѝвѝ суткиѝиѝ7ѝднейѝвѝнеделю.ѝ

3.МыѝслучайноѝвстретилисьѝнаѝконференцииѝЕврополаѝпоѝотмываниюѝденег.ѝ

4.Вероятно,ѝзапросѝбудетѝобработанѝвѝтечениеѝнедели.ѝ

5.Кажется,ѝличностьѝтеррористаѝужеѝустановлена.ѝѝ

6.Врядѝлиѝмеждународнуюѝорганизованнуюѝпреступностьѝудастсяѝ быстроѝискоренить.ѝ(suppress)ѝ

Over to you

See the site www.interpol.com, www.europol.com, search for additional information that may be of any interest to you. Present your findings in class.

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Whatѝisѝorganizedѝcrime?ѝIsѝitѝeasyѝtoѝbringѝcrimeѝlordsѝtoѝjusticeѝandѝwhy?ѝ

2.Whyѝ areѝ internationalѝ cooperationѝ andѝ coordinationѝ necessaryѝ inѝ combatingѝorganizedѝcrime?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Organized crime

Organizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝoftenѝvictimizeѝbusinessesѝthroughѝtheѝuseѝofѝ extortionѝorѝtheftѝandѝfraudѝactivitiesѝlikeѝhijackingѝcargoѝtrucks,ѝrob- bingѝgoods,ѝcommittingѝbankruptcyѝfraudѝ(alsoѝknownѝasѝ«bust-out»),ѝ insuranceѝfraudѝorѝstockѝfraudѝ(insideѝtrading)ѝandѝwhiteѝcollarѝcrime.ѝ

Organizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝalsoѝvictimizeѝindividualsѝbyѝcarѝtheft,ѝburglary,ѝ creditѝcardѝfraud,ѝidentityѝtheft,ѝandѝstockѝfraudѝ(«pumpѝandѝdump»ѝscam).ѝ

Someѝorganizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝdefraudѝnational,ѝstate,ѝorѝlocalѝgovern- mentsѝbyѝbid-riggingѝpublicѝprojects,ѝcounterfeitingѝmoneyѝalongѝwithѝ counterfeitingѝofѝcopyrighted,ѝtrademarkedѝgoods,ѝandѝofѝintellectualѝ property,ѝsmugglingѝorѝmanufacturingѝuntaxedѝalcoholѝ(bootlegging)ѝorѝ

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cigarettesѝ(buttlegging),ѝmatchѝfixing,ѝpornography,ѝmoneyѝlaundering,ѝ andѝprovidingѝimmigrantѝworkersѝtoѝavoidѝtaxes.ѝ

Organizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝseekѝoutѝcorruptѝpublicѝofficialsѝinѝexecutive,ѝ lawѝenforcement,ѝandѝjudicialѝroles.ѝѝ

Organizedѝ crimeѝ groupsѝ alsoѝ provideѝ aѝ rangeѝ ofѝ illegalѝ servicesѝ andѝ goods,ѝsuchѝasѝloansharkingѝofѝmoneyѝatѝveryѝhighѝinterestѝrates,ѝbookmakingѝandѝgambling,ѝprostitution,ѝdrugѝtrafficking,ѝgunrunning,ѝprovidingѝmurderѝforѝhire,ѝillegalѝdumpingѝofѝtoxicѝwaste,ѝpeopleѝsmugglingѝ andѝtraffickingѝinѝhumanѝbeings.ѝ

Exercise 2 Find in the text the English equivalents for these words and word combinations.

угонѝ грузовиковѝ сѝ товаром;ѝ мошенничествоѝ соѝ страховкой;ѝ мошенничествоѝнаѝрынкеѝакций;ѝкражаѝперсональныхѝданных;ѝприсвоениеѝ государственногоѝ имуществаѝ посредствомѝ недобросовестныхѝаукционов;ѝавторскоеѝправо;ѝторговаяѝмарка;ѝфальшивомонетничество;ѝинтеллектуальнаяѝсобственность;ѝотмываниеѝденег;ѝ уклонениеѝотѝуплатыѝналогов;ѝподкупѝдолжностныхѝлиц;ѝростовщичество;ѝзаказноеѝубийство;ѝсбросѝтоксичныхѝотходов;ѝконтрабандаѝоружия;ѝторговляѝлюдьмиѝ

Exercise 3 Match these terms with their definitions.

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j)ѝtaxѝavoidanceѝ 10.ѝtoѝobtainѝsthѝbyѝviolenceѝorѝthreatѝ k)ѝloansharkingѝ 11.ѝcommittingѝbankruptcyѝfraudѝ

Exercise 4 Make word combinations from the words below and use them in the sentences of your own.

Exercise 5 Answer these questions.

1.Howѝdoesѝorganizedѝcrimeѝvictimizeѝbusinesses?ѝ

2.Doѝindividualsѝsufferѝfromѝorganizedѝcrimeѝgroups?ѝ

3.Howѝdoѝorganizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝdefraudѝnational,ѝstate,ѝorѝlocalѝgovernments?ѝ

4.Whatѝotherѝillegalѝservicesѝandѝgoodsѝdoѝorganizedѝcrimeѝgroupsѝprovide?ѝѝ

5.Whyѝdoѝsomeѝpublicѝofficialsѝgetѝinvolvedѝinѝillegalѝactivities?ѝ

Exercise 6 Give the legal definition of «organized crime» and list the range of its activities.

Exercise 7 Translate these sentences. Pay attention to the -ing forms: a.

1.Полицияѝрасследовалаѝделоѝоѝконтрабандеѝоружияѝиѝнаркотиков.ѝ

2.Бандаѝдействовалаѝвоѝмногихѝстранахѝмира,ѝпривлекаяѝмногихѝ помощников.ѝ

3.Воѝвремяѝарестаѝпреступникиѝоткрылиѝогонь,ѝубивѝдвоихѝиѝранивѝнесколькоѝоперативников.ѝ

4.Корреспондентѝпишетѝстатьюѝобѝорганизованнойѝпреступности,ѝ используяѝтолькоѝфактическийѝматериал.ѝ

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5.Наѝ этомѝ сайте,ѝ посвященномѝ высокимѝ технологиям,ѝ можноѝ найтиѝмногоѝсообщенийѝоѝхакерствеѝиѝдругихѝвидахѝкомпьютернойѝпреступности.ѝ

b.

1.Theyѝrunѝlucrativeѝsmugglingѝgroupsѝinvolvingѝweaponsѝandѝstolenѝ cars.ѝ

2.Attacksѝonѝorganizedѝcrimeѝhaveѝincreasedѝtargetingѝoneѝorѝtwoѝvictimsѝatѝaѝtime.ѝ

3.Twoѝmenѝdiedѝwhileѝbeingѝtransportedѝtoѝaѝhospital.ѝ

4.Nothingѝ wasѝ doneѝ toѝ checkѝ theѝ increasinglyѝ growingѝ numberѝ ofѝ gangsѝinѝthisѝcountry.ѝ

5.Theѝcyberѝcriminalsѝwereѝpreventedѝfromѝescaping.ѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.HowѝoftenѝdoѝyouѝuseѝtheѝInternet?ѝHasѝyouѝcomputerѝeverѝbeenѝaffectedѝbyѝanyѝviruses?ѝWhatѝdoѝyouѝdoѝtoѝprotectѝinformationѝonѝyourѝ computer?ѝ

2.Whyѝdoѝyouѝthinkѝinternationalѝpoliceѝorganizationsѝhelpѝtoѝsolveѝ Internet-relatedѝcases?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Cybercrime

Significantѝlegalѝchallengesѝhaveѝbeenѝcreatedѝtoѝindividuals,ѝcompaniesѝ andѝ theѝ legislature,ѝ becauseѝ theѝ technologyѝ necessaryѝ toѝ accessѝ theѝ Internetѝhasѝalsoѝenabledѝinnovativeѝillegalѝactivities.ѝTheseѝincludeѝtheѝ breachѝofѝcomputerѝsecurityѝandѝunauthorizedѝaccessѝtoѝaѝcomputer,ѝ knownѝasѝhacking.ѝThereѝisѝalsoѝdistributionѝofѝillegallyѝobtainedѝcontent,ѝvirusѝwritingѝandѝvirusѝspreading.ѝ

Thereѝareѝcybercrimesѝthatѝmayѝaffectѝyouѝpersonally,ѝsuchѝasѝcreditѝ cardѝfraudѝonlineѝ(creditѝcardѝscams),ѝandѝidentityѝtheft,ѝwhenѝfinancialѝ benefitѝisѝobtainedѝbyѝdeceptionѝusingѝstolenѝpersonalѝinformation.ѝInѝ theѝUSA,ѝfraudstersѝwhoѝuseѝaѝstolenѝidentityѝtoѝcommitѝnewѝcrimesѝ mayѝbeѝchargedѝwithѝaggravatedѝIDѝtheft.ѝ

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Otherѝ cybercrimeѝ mayѝ impactѝ onѝ yourѝ business.ѝ There'sѝ cyberfraud,ѝ suchѝasѝpharming,ѝwhereѝusersѝareѝmovedѝtoѝfake,ѝnon-genuineѝsites,ѝ whenѝtheyѝtryѝtoѝlinkѝtoѝtheirѝbonaѝfide*ѝbankѝwebsite.ѝѝ

Thenѝ there'sѝ phishing,ѝ whenѝ aѝ fraudster,ѝ byѝ misrepresentation**ѝ getsѝ Internetѝusersѝtoѝdiscloseѝpersonalѝinformationѝinѝreplyѝtoѝspamѝemailѝ sentѝunsolicitedѝtoѝaѝlargeѝnumberѝofѝpeople.ѝInternetѝusersѝcanѝalsoѝbeѝ trickedѝintoѝmoneyѝlaunderingѝactivitiesѝwhichѝaidѝtheѝtransferѝofѝillegalѝ orѝstolenѝmoney.ѝ

*ѝbonaѝfideѝ—ѝpersonal,ѝconfidentialѝ

**ѝmisrepresentationѝ—ѝmakingѝaѝwrongѝstatementѝtoѝtrickѝsomeoneѝ intoѝaѝcontractѝѝ

Exercise 2 Make all possible word combinations using the following words.

Exercise 3 Make sentences using the word combinations above.

Exercise 4 Say whether these statements are true or false.

1.ѝPeopleѝwhoѝuseѝcomputerѝapplicationsѝareѝknownѝasѝhackers.ѝ 2.ѝIt'sѝaѝlegalѝchallengeѝtoѝgainѝunauthorizedѝaccessѝtoѝaѝdatabase.ѝ 3.ѝSecureѝserversѝmakeѝvirusѝspreadingѝpossible.ѝ 4.ѝDistributingѝillegallyѝobtainedѝdataѝisѝaѝbreachѝofѝcomputerѝsecurity.ѝ

Exercise 5 Complete these sentences.

1.ѝNewѝInternetѝtechnologiesѝenableѝ__________________________.ѝ 2.ѝHackingѝisѝknownѝasѝ____________________________________.ѝ 3.ѝTheѝcybercrimesѝthatѝmayѝaffectѝyouѝpersonallyѝareѝ_____________.ѝ 4.ѝFraudstersѝwhoѝuseѝaѝstolenѝidentityѝtoѝcommitѝnewѝcrimes,ѝmayѝbeѝ_____.ѝ 5.ѝCyberfraud,ѝsuchѝasѝpharmingѝisѝ___________________________.ѝ 6.ѝPhishing,ѝisѝwhenѝaѝfraudster,ѝbyѝmisrepresentation,ѝgetsѝ_________.ѝ 7.ѝMoneyѝlaunderingѝactivitiesѝaidѝ____________________________.ѝ

Exercise 6 Answer and debate these questions.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝhacking?ѝWhoѝisѝinvolvedѝinѝthisѝillegallyѝactivity?ѝ

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