White Collar Crimes
Ponzi scheme
a type of investment fraud in which investors are promised artificially high rates of return with little or no risk.
Assault
Threatening a person with imminent harm
Extortion
A public officer makes an
illegal demand
Defamation
A false statement by one party about
another to a third party
Corrupt Influence
Improper Political Influence
White Collar Crime
Non-violent illegal activities that individuals, businesses, or a government organization commit for financial gain.
False Imprisonment
Detaining a person without their consent
Bribery
The act of giving money, property, or a
benefit to a person to influence their
judgment
Slander
spoken defamation
Blackmail
Extortion demands made by a
nonpublic official
Embezzlement
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
Shopkeeper’s privilege
Store owners may
detain a shoplifter for a reasonable time
Racketeering
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organized Crime (RICO) Act: Designed to
prevent those involved in organized crime
from investing money.
Libel
written defamation
Forgery
Fraudulent making or material alteration of
an instrument that attempts to create or
change a legal liability of another
Credit Card Fraud
unauthorized use of someone else's credit card or card information to make purchases or withdraw funds
Invasion of Privacy
Public Disclosure of Private Facts
Money Laundering
The Control Act prohibits
knowingly participating in a financial
transaction designed to conceal the
source of the funds
Wrongful Interference with Contracts
A third party interferes with others’ right to
contract
Bad Checks
Passing a check with intent to defraud or
knowing that there are insufficient funds
Trade Secret Theft
unauthorized taking, copying, or use of a confidential business secret that provides a company with an economic advantage
Intentional Infliction of Emotional
Distress
Outrageous conduct which produces
mental anguish to the harmed individual
Conspiracies
Agreements to commit an unlawful act
Trespass
Unauthorized action with respect to land
or personal property
Commercial Bribery
An agent for another is paid or given something of value to make a decision on behalf of the principal that benefits the party paying the agent.