Fraudulent Destruction, Removal, or Concealment of Writing

• A. Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information
• B. EXPLOITATION OF CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR DISABLED INDIVIDUAL
• C. Unauthorized use of Telecomm. Services Felony 1
• D. Fraudulent Destruction, Removal, or Concealment of Writing

Answer: (D)

This question tests recognizing the offense that punishes destroying, removing, or concealing a writing with the intent to defraud. The best answer is the one that names this exact crime: it involves destroying, removing, or concealing a writing that has value or is used in a financial transaction, done with intent to defraud or injure someone. That combination of act (destruction/removal/concealment) plus purpose (fraud or harm) is what sets this offense apart from the others.

To see why the other options don’t fit: they describe different crimes—using or possessing someone’s identifying information to commit fraud, exploiting a vulnerable person, or illegally using telecommunications services. None of those require destroying or hiding a writing as the central element, which is essential to this particular offense.

A practical example: if someone alters or forges a financial document and then destroys the original writing to keep the fraud from being discovered, that aligns with fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of writing.