White collar crime has been around for centuries, but over the years, it has become increasingly sophisticated. With technology advancing all the time, there are new ways to dupe people, and law enforcement agencies are working harder than ever before to wise up to new tricks and clamp down on criminal activity. The term white collar crime, which dates back to 1939, relates to scams and fraudulent behavior that are designed to con people out of money. The first recorded case in the US occurred in 1792 when the assistant secretary to the treasury, William Duer, employed insider information to
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