A local code enforcement inspector was completing his routine inspection of a ne

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A local code enforcement inspector was completing his routine inspection of a newly opened computer store. Knowing that the business was very lucrative, he decided that he would use this opportunity to make some extra money for himself. The inspector told the owner of the business that several electrical outlets did not meet local code requirements. He advised the owner that he would fail the inspection unless he gave the inspector $1000.00. If the owner gave him the money, the inspector would falsify the report and make it appear that the store passed the inspection. The owner of the business wanted to pass the inspection, so he gave the inspector the money.

Based on this scenario, identify the crime that the inspector committed

Explanation / Answer

The crime committed would be solicitation, for in solicitation there is usually the taking or giving of money involved and it is usually a two way crime that is invoked by one party in the other.

For instance, in the above case, the police officer solicited the shopkeeper to participate in the crime by bribing and the police officer took the money for a reason and a cost.

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