Crimes committed by respectable persons in high status positions in occupation, was once referred to as white collar crimes. Today, some non-violent crimes committed for financial benefits and appropriated gains have been labeled white collar crimes. Those committing white collar crimes have sophisticated methods of concealing these acts.
Some criminal acts which fall under white collar crimes are:
Various fraud crimes, such as: bank, computer, internet, credit card, phone (wire), mail, bankruptcy, healthcare, environmental law violations, insurance, mortgage, government, financial, securities; as well as other crimes such as tax evasion, bribery, insider trading, kickbacks, counterfeiting, money laundering, embezzlement, trade secret theft, perjury, identity theft, severe drug crimes, RICO, public corruption, to list a few. (We saw what perjury did to Bill Clinton, as well as other well-knowns.)
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