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WHITE COLLAR
CRIME
Types:
Illegal Insider Trading
Securities Fraud
Antitrust Violations
Example: A company that makes
computers and holds a majority of the
market share, forcefully attaches a
particular product with theirs, forcing the
buyers to purchase both.
Bribery
Example: The CEO of a corporation may bribe
an employee and indulge in insider trading
through him/her.
Bankruptcy Fraud
Example: A man with assets worth $20,000 shows
its worth to be $10,000, and later files for
bankruptcy. This is committing a bankruptcy fraud
Insurance Fraud
Example: A man whose house or property was
damaged in a fire claims for payment of a value
that is more than the value of the actual damaged
property.
Internet/Computer Fraud
Example: A wrist watch belonging to a particular
brand is not available in a particular region. But
wrist watches with almost similar design (although
Effects:
White-collar crime has been defined recently as the
use of a significant position of power for illegal gain
that results in damage or harm to victims as
measured by financial loss, physical harm, and
damage to the community's moral climate.
Most experts agree that the economic impact of
white-collar crime is far more costly than ordinary
crime.
White-collar crime can endanger employees through
unsafe working conditions, injure consumers because
of dangerous products, and cause pollution problems
for a community.
Medical Profession:
Engineering
Legal profession
Educational Institutions
CONCLUSION
The real solution to this problem is
going to have to come from the
people who are being affected by it.
They are the most likely to stop it.
They cannot let anyone take
advantage of them anymore.
THANK YOU