Organized and White Collar Crimes

Organized crime

Criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful groups and carried out on a large scale. Also known as racketeering.

White collar crime

illegal activities that are generally non-violent in nature and includes corruption, fraud, embezzlement, insider trading and money laundering.

The Underground Economy

Any market where legal goods and services or illegal ones are traded that are unreported to the government (meaning no taxes are collected and regulations may not be respected)

Corruption

Illegal or dishonest behaviour by people in positions of power for their own financial gain. Usually involves bribery.

Bribery

The crime of giving someone money (especially someone in a position of authority) so that they will do something illegal or dishonest for you.

Fraud

Any intentional act to deprive another of property or money by lying deception or other unfair means for financial gain.

Ponzi Scheme

A way of deceiving investors by using their money to pay debts owed to earlier investors in the company.

Embezzlement

The crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for. Basically, stealing.

Money laundering

the process of concealing the origin of money from illegal activities (dirty money) making it look "clean" usually by mixing it into a cash based business or into the international banking system.

Tax evasion

An illegal practice where a person or organization intentionally does not pay taxes that they owe to the government.

Blackmail

A specific type of extortion that involves threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.

Counterfeit goods

A product, often of lower quality, that is made without the authorization of the brand owner, using the brand's name, logo, or trademark. These products closely resemble original, misleading consumers into thinking they are genuine.

Pyramid scheme

A scam in which people pay to join a company that supposedly sells goods for profit, but really earns money from the fees of recruiting new sales members promising profits that never materialize for lower level investors.

Trafficking

Illegal movement of goods - drugs, weapons, or humans within a country or across international borders.

Extortion

The act of getting something from someone (often money) through violence, threats, or other forms of intimidation.

Cryptocurrency

Digital, invisible money that is traded online between users avoiding banks and easily used to trade illegal items.

Cartel

A group of similar companies or criminal organizations who agree to set prices between them in order to increase profits and limit competition.

Insider trading

The illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one's own financial advantage through having access to secret information.