economic crime
White-collar criminal offense
Economic crime is illegal activity committed for financial gain, typically through deception, fraud, or abuse of trust rather than physical force.
It includes embezzlement, money laundering, tax evasion, bribery, and securities fraud.
The term emphasizes the financial motive and often implies harm to institutions, markets, or the public rather than individual victims: The task force investigates economic crimes affecting the banking sector.
- money launderingDisguising criminal proceeds' origins
- dirty moneyIllegally obtained wealth
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- slush fundHidden discretionary money pool
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
cooking the books · false advertising · embezzlement · insider trading · racketeering · kickbacks · pyramid schemes · securities fraud · wage theft · corruption · accounting fraud · Ponzi schemes · check fraud · antitrust violations · fraud · credit card fraud · market manipulation · pump and dump
- financial crimesbank fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud
economic crimeviolent crime
Offense involving force or threat
physical assault · murder · armed robbery · battery · rape
economic crimephilanthropy
Generous giving for others
charitable giving · economic justice · fair trade · ethical investment · corporate social responsibility