10 High Profile White Collar Criminals and Their Crime Cases in America

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Crime is an interesting topic to study because the mindset of criminals is often so different from the way we normally think, which is why compiling the list of 10 high profile white collar criminals and their crime cases in America was quite fun.

White collar crime is different from the normal crime cases you read about, which are usually murder because of endless Law & Order marathons. White collar crime is a non-violent crime that’s financially driven and often committed by powerful people, like business or government officials. Edwin Sutherland, a sociologist, defines it as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” This means, for example, if the CEO of a company that you invested in is stealing your money, it’s a white collar crime as opposed to being robbed.

Greed has driven many people to commit horrible acts, and these are no different. While there’s no violence involved, the victims do suffer. This isn’t American Psycho, but the mindset is likely somewhat similar to Patrick Bateman and his friends. Everyone wants to be rich and successful, and some go to any means necessary to get there. Fortunately, when you realize large sums of money are missing, you know exactly who to blame. It’s not exactly an easy crime to get away with all the time.

In this list, we will rank the 10 high profile white collar criminals in terms of the prison sentence they received, which correlates directly to the severity of their crimes in the eyes of the law. For other stories about people losing large sums of money, take a look at the 11 Biggest Financial Scandals in History.

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