Money Laundering Michael F. Adamson CJ 2400 Organizational and Occupational Crime Curry College Money Laundering Money laundering‚ in its most basic form‚ is the process by which large amounts of illegally obtained money is given the appearance of having originated from a legitimate source. There are many methods in which this can be accomplished and criminals are constantly coming up with new ideas on how to do so. If done successfully‚ it allows the criminals to maintain
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One of the more interesting aspects of stolen property is vehicle theft. What sets this crime apart from other stolen property is what I call the “mobility doctrine”. Meaning‚ vehicles have the inherent ability to be easily relocated from one location to another (Karmen‚ 2015). This creates a special dynamic; because the location a vehicle is left in can have a significant impact on it susceptibility to being stolen (Karmen‚ 2015). Couple this dynamic and mobility doctrine with the fact that
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Red-Collar Crime and the “CBS Murders” Abstract This paper outlines the case of a typical white-collar criminal who transitioned into what is known as “red-collar” crime. Irwin Margolies‚ owner of Candor Diamond Corporation‚ perpetrated a fraud that would ultimately lead to the homicides of five individuals. This paper will compare white-collar and red-collar crime and discuss Margolies’ evolvement from one sector to the other. The detail of the fraud will be examined and decomposed as it
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Paper 2: White Collar Crimes and Consequences Financially motivated crimes‚ also known as white-collar crimes‚ are a pervasive problem that seems to not attract much attention. Unlike its counter part‚ blue-collar crimes‚ white-collar crimes are not exactly exciting or interesting. Blue-collar crimes like murder‚ shootings‚ rape and robbery are often very horrific‚ thus they receive a great deal of attention. Some say that the effects of these crimes tend to be exaggerated. A researcher in this
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Abstract “A study found that Americans who are living in extreme poverty has reached a 32-year high. This rise in poverty extends beyond ghettos and reaches to suburbs and rural communities. Poverty and crime has been a controversial subject over the years. Scholars argue that poverty does not have a relationship to crime because there are countries where poverty is very high but the crime rate is low. In the US it would be hard to argue that there is not a relationship between crime and poverty
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S E C T I O N II Understanding White-Collar Crime Definitions‚ Extent‚ and Consequences S ecti on Hi g h l i g h ts •• •• •• •• •• •• White-Collar Crime: An Evolving Concept Modern Conceptualizations of White-Collar Crime Extent of White-Collar Crime Consequences of White-Collar Crime Public Attitudes About White-Collar Crime Characteristics of White-Collar Offenders A 34 s noted in the introduction‚ Edwin Sutherland created the concept of white-collar crime more than 70 years ago to
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Corporate Fraud Falsification of financial information of public and private corporations‚ including: False accounting entries and/or misrepresentations of financial condition; Fraudulent trades designed to inflate profit or hide losses; and Illicit transactions designed to evade regulatory oversight. Self-dealing by corporate insiders‚ including: Insider trading—trading based on material‚ non-public information—including‚ but not limited to: Corporate insiders leaking proprietary information;
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Sean Baas Shrock 412 paper 1 28MAR15 Burglar on the Job Throughout the novel Burglars on the Job: Streetlife and Residential Beak-ins‚ the authors Richard T. Wright and Scott Decker study the interactions of those who are within the subculture of being burglars and how‚ why and who they commit these offenses toward. Within this paper we will be discussing the relationship of Merton’s anomie theory and how this theory correlates to the acts and motivation of the individuals to accomplish the ability
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into such a crime can either be a young teen ager or a grown up however‚ the reason may vary for both the groups. This paper will further talk about money not being the only factor that encourages shoplifting. Introduction ‘‘Shoplifting is the theft from the selling floor while a store is open for business.’’ (Francis‚ 1979‚ p. 10). It has been estimated that 1 in every 12 shoppers shoplift (Ray‚ 1987). Almost 60% of consumers have shoplifted at some point in their lives (Klemke‚ 1982‚ 1992; Kraut
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ABSTRACT My name is john smith‚ I have been asked to write a report on a social issue for my access diploma in Social Science/Humanities‚ I have chosen to write this report on burglary. Within my report I am going to cover the facts and figures about burglaries‚ the top 5 items stolen‚ the physical and mental effects of having your home burgled‚ what you as homeowner/tenant and a community can do to prevent them. Although legislation is due to change in regards to your rights to protect your
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