financial crime
crime against property, involving the unlawful conversion of the ownership of property to one's own personal use and benefit
embezzlement
theft of assets from one person or entity by another to whom the assets were entrusted
insider trading
trading of a public company's securities by individuals based on material, nonpublic information about the company
bank fraud
use of potentially illegal means to obtain money, assets, or other property owned or held by a financial institution
money laundering
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
financial elder abuse
abusively depriving an old person of rightful use of their financial resources
securities fraud
deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information
illicit enrichment
legal concept
Piastres Affair
financial-political scandal of the French Fourth Republic
tunneling
financial fraud committed through the transfer of assets and profits out of firms for the benefit of those who control them
Russian Laundromat
money-laundering scheme from Russia
accounting scandal
fraud involving complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds, overstating revenues, understating expenses, overstating the value of corporate assets, or underreporting the existence of liabilities
confidence trick
attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence
currency evasion
financial crime whereby foreign currency is sent abroad without declaring it
misuse of corporate assets
delict under French criminal law
cheque fraud
a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not actually exist within the account balance