Question

1. Lance, an Internet hacker, stole 15,000 credit card numbers and sold them on the black market, making millions. Police caught Lance, and two legal actions followed, one civil and one criminal. Who will be responsible for bringing the civil case? What will be the outcome if the jury believes that Lance was responsible for identity thefts?

Answer 1

The two legal cases in this situation are a civil case and a criminal case. The civil case will be brought to the court by the people whose credit card numbers were stolen and sold in the black market. They would file a civil case against Lance. If it is proved that Lance is guilty then the victims will be given the monetary compensation equal to the amount of money that they lost. The criminal case will be filed by the state prosecutors. If Lance is proved guilty then he will be given punishment by law which is imprisonment. This is because indentity theft is a punishable offence.