CD lays out economic crime. (News and Trends).The investigation of economic crime is increasingly complex. New wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. appear daily in money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. , identity theft, securities fraud, insurance crime, and related enterprises. But now law enforcement officers charged with investigating these topics can turn to a new resource, a CD offered by the FBI and the National White Collar Crime white collar crime n. a generic term for crimes involving commercial fraud, cheating consumers, swindles, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement and other forms of dishonest business schemes. Center (NWCCC NWCCC National White Collar Crime Center (US Department of Justice) NWCCC Northwest Council of Camera Clubs NWCCC Northwest Classic Chevy Club (Seattle, WA) ). In the CD, called "Big Money." investigators learn the basics of economic crime. For each topic, also included is a list of Internet hyperlinks for further information. A list of state law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). and their contact information appears on the disc as well. For now, the free CD is limited to law enforcement officers with criminal investigative authority, says Michael Angelilli of the NWCCC. But he says that enough requests have come in from the private sector that a subsequent version of the disc will be available to the security industry. For information on obtaining a copy, call Angelilli at 800/221-4424, x383. |
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