False Pretenses Self-Quiz
Enzo is an Italian immigrant
who has worked very hard to provide for his family. After fifteen years
of working in his bakery, Enzo has managed to save up enough money to
buy his family a house. Unfortunately for Enzo, he had bought the house
that Virgil desperately wants and he forms a plot to get the house from
Enzo. Virgil knocks on Enzo's door and introduces himself as an agent
of the United States Department of the Interior. He tells Enzo that the
government is going to be putting a highway directly through where Enzo's
property is and Enzo can either sell the house to the government for half
of its value or lose the entire property altogether. Enzo immediately
signs the phony papers that Virgil produces and signs title to the house
over to Virgil. Virgil tells Enzo that he will receive a check from the
government for half the value of the house in the next six to eight weeks.
After Virgil leaves, Enzo calls the Department of the interior to verify
Virgil's story. When Enzo realizes that he has been tricked, he calls
the police and has Virgil arrested. If Virgil is charged with false pretenses,
he will probably be:
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Enzo is selling the house
that he has lived in for the last fifteen years Virgil desperately wants
the house but he does not want to pay the asking price of $250,000 and
he forms a plot to get the house from Enzo for less money. Virgil tells
Enzo that he is interested in buying the house but would like to have
the house inspected for termites first. Virgil hires an exterminator who
sends Virgil a report stating that the house is free of termites. Virgil
alters the report to make it look like it says that the house is full
of termites. He shows the report to Enzo and tells Enzo that he will still
buy the house but only for $175,000. Thinking that he will not get a better
offer, Enzo accepts Virgil's offer. After Enzo sells the house to Virgil,
he calls the exterminator and asks for a copy of the report. When Enzo
realizes he has been tricked, he calls the police and has Virgil arrested.
If Virgil is charged with false pretenses, he will probably be:
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