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White-collar Crimes
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Introduction:
positions of trust and responsibility within respectable businesses and industries. Unlike
traditional crimes involving violence or theft, these offenses are characterized by deceit,
manipulation, and financial exploitation. These crimes are committed by people or businesses
that are considered respectable within their respective industries (Schaefer,2022). Some of the
legitimate. There are three steps and some money laundering step one, placement; step two,
layering; and three, integration. Money laundering enables criminals to enjoy the proceeds of
their crimes without attracting suspicion from law enforcement agencies. This white-collar crime
is prevalent when organizations engage in illegal businesses like drug trafficking and terrorism
(FBI, 2016).
Health Care Fraud: Health care fraud impacts everyone, individuals, and organizations,
costing tens of billions annually. Healthcare fraud has been committed by many, many people,
especially those whom we trust our information, such as medical providers, the system itself, and
even patients. Many people fail to realize that when we do healthcare fraud, lots of the prices go
up, such as insurance premiums, increases in payments, and medical plans (FBI, 2016).
can make judgments on securities or commodities trading based on this incorrect information.
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These activities are often known as stock or investment fraud (FBI, 2016). Some examples of
Conclusion
Today white-collar crimes pose a threat to the economic and social well-being of any
country. They not only lead to financial losses, but also erodes the public’s trust in corporate,
government, and financial institutions. To confront it, law enforcement agencies, governmental
authorities, and regulators must forge a robust alliance to implement both preventative and
reactive strategies to effectively deter, detect, and prosecute such criminal acts.
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References
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime