white-collar crime
any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
Origin of white-collar crime
1Other words from white-collar crime
- white-collar criminal, noun
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How to use white-collar crime in a sentence
Rakoff reverted to form, living up to his growing reputation as a judge who is soft on white-collar crime.
Ex-Goldman Board Member Boss Rajat Gupta Sentenced for Insider Trading | Allan Dodds Frank | October 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe called them “an ever more draconian approach to white collar crime, unsupported by any empirical data.”
Ex-Goldman Board Member Boss Rajat Gupta Sentenced for Insider Trading | Allan Dodds Frank | October 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAllan Dodds Frank is a business investigative correspondent who specializes in white-collar crime stories.
Madoff Secretary Annette Bongiorno Jailed Over Ponzi Millions | Allan Dodds Frank | December 21, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTAllan Dodds Frank is a business investigative correspondent who specializes in white collar crime stories.
In its 85-year history, none of its consultants, until now, have been publicly linked to any sort of white-collar crime.
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