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In my opinion White- Collar Crime is
worse well, not necessarily worse than
street crime, but I believe white collar
crime gets overlooked simply because of
who commits the crime and that is
unfair.
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Consist of robbery, burglary, theft,
murder, homicide, domestic violence,
assault & battery, and etc…
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Embezzlement
Bribery
Larceny
Extortion (Blackmail)
Fraud
Price Fixing.
Racketeering
Computer Fraud
Obstruction of Justice
Perjury
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Crimes that fall into this category include
altering books by accountants and
overcharging or cheating clients by
lawyers.
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A much more costly type of white collar
crime occurs when corporate executives
commit criminal acts to benefit their
company.
the creation of inferior products,
 price fixing.
 tobacco companies that add nicotine
to cigarettes
 when companies advertise food as "lite"
when it has as many calories as regular
food.
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Best Lawyers
 Favorable Laws
 Individual Perception
 Little Police Effort
 Difficult to Assign Blame
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White-collar crime tends to be made up
of complex, sophisticated, and relatively
technical actions.
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White-collar crime tends to be
intermingled with legitimate behavior
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White-collar crime is rarely prosecuted
and rarely convicted. Penalties are light.
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Greed.
 Economic difficulty
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White collar crimes can be prosecuted
at the state or federal level, depending
on whether a state or federal law was
broken.
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White collar crime is on the rise and is
becoming an increasing problem as the
world becomes more high-tech
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Economic crime costs the United States
approximately $100 billion in 1990.
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Approximately one in three American
households are victims of white collar
crime, but only 41 percent report it
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Of white collar crimes reported, only 21
percent are handled by a law
enforcement or consumer protection
agency.
Convicted in 2004
 Obstruction and justice
 Served five months in federal prison
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Founder of shoe company
 Currently serving a 41-month sentence
 Stock fraud and money laundering
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Indiana man
Staged a plane crash and faked his death
Accused by Indiana authorities of white collar crimes
Sentenced to over 4 years in federal prison
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