white collar crimes

Question 1

what are white collar crimes?

Answer 1

non violent crimes committed by a person in authority or a position of power, generally because of their job. generally committed by upper class.

Question 2

what are some examples of white collar crimes?

Answer 2

fraud
tax evasion
forgery
cyber crimes
money laundering

Question 3

what are the types of white collar crimes?

Answer 3

cyber
organised
corporate
professional

Question 4

what is cyber crime?

Answer 4

used by anyone who wants to get financial gain/focuses on wealth

Question 5

what are some examples of cyber crime?

Answer 5

phishing- Facebook scandle (carried out by corporations), credit card fraud, copyright infringement, insider trading

Question 6

what is organised crime?

Answer 6

most notorious type of crime, used for financial gain

Question 7

what are some examples of organised crime?

Answer 7

racketeering, embezzlement, laundering

Question 8

what is corporate crime?

Answer 8

using a corporation as a cover for illicit activity or breaking laws as a corporation in general

Question 9

what are some examples of corporate crime?

Answer 9

amazons tax evasion, deep water horizon, stratton oakmont

Question 10

what is professional crime?

Answer 10

group of people aiming for financial gain, includes con-artists who target individuals, small scale confidence tricksters, solicitors, bankers

Question 11

what are some examples of professional crime?

Answer 11

benire madoffs ponzi scheme- caused $2 billion in loses.