commercial crimes

"A propulsive story of a new breed of investigators who have cracked the Bitcoin blockchain, taking once-anonymous realms of money, drugs, and violence and holding them up to the light black markets have always thrived in the shadows of society. Increasingly, these enterprises--drug dealing, money laundering, human trafficking, terrorist funding--have found their shadows online. Digital crime lords inhabiting lawless corners of the internet have operated more freely than their analog counterparts could have ever dreamed of. At the heart of their massive conspiracies: cryptocurrency. By transacting not in dollars or pounds but in Bitcoin--a currency with anonymous ledgers, overseen by no government, beholden to no bankers--black marketeers robbed law enforcement for years of their chief method of cracking down on criminal markets, namely, following the money"--Provided by publisher.

"... presents descriptions of theories about white-collar crime offenders and offenses. ... This book is a work which looks at the world of largely corporate investigations of fraud related crime by private investigators mainly in the large professional practices of consultants, lawyers and accountants. ... evaluating investigations before unfolding a variety of real case studies of investigations"--Introduction.

French swindler and scoundrel Augustus Melmotte arrives in London determined to secure a marriage for his daughter that will raise their station in society, and settles on Felix, the adored son of Lady Carbury, who is induced to propose for the sake of securing a fortune.

Journalist Brian Ross presents a behind-the-scenes look at the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by financier Bernie Madoff and his wife prior to his conviction on charges of investment fraud, and details the extent of Madoff's scheme which devastated his victims, leaving many without savings and homes.

"It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination, Chicago's corrupt political leaders fraternized with gangsters, and yellow journalism only contributed to the excesses. The frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people (who should have known better) to invest as much as $30 million--upwards of $400 million today--in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama, close to the new Canal Zone. When Leo's scheme finally collapsed in 1923, he vanished, and the Chicago state's attorney, a man whose lust for power equaled Leo's own lust for money, began an international manhunt that lasted almost a year. When finally apprehended, Leo was living a life of luxury in Nova Scotia under the assumed identity of a book dealer and literary critic. His mysterious death in a Chicago prison topped anything in his almost-too-bizarre-to-believe life. Empire of Deception is not only an incredibly rich and detailed account of a man and an era; it's a fascinating look at the methods of swindlers throughout history. Leo Koretz was the Bernie Madoff of his day, and Dean Jobb shows us that the dream of easy wealth is a timeless commodity"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a comprehensive examination of financial fraud including such as AIG, Goldman Sachs, Enron, and twentieth century Ponzi schemes.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the financial scandals that arose in the wake of the market downturn that took place in 2000 and examines the legislation adopted in response to those scandals.

This book describes financial frauds and scams, any activity in which one party deceives another party dishonestly gaining the second party's wealth, discussing identity theft, advance fee scams, fake charities, and Ponzi and pyramid schemes.