B.S White Collar and Corporate Crime

White collar crimes are non-violent, financial crimes. When an individual uses deceptive means to achieve personal financial gain, this is considered a white collar crime. Common examples of white collar crimes are embezzlement, money laundering and fraud. Corporate crimes may be similar to white collar crimes in many respects. They can also include the types of crimes listed above. One main difference, however, is that with corporate crimes, the person (or people) committing the crimes are working on behalf of the company they work for. Their goal is to financially benefit the company or its shareholders. It is worth noting that to be considered a corporate crime, the company in question does not need to be aware of or condone such criminal activity.