In the book White-Collar Crime, by Edwin H. Sutherland, white collar crime is defined as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation."
A white collar employee typically performs work that involves the movement, processing, or manipulation of information. In contrast, a blue-collar employee often performs physical labour of some kind.
Typical white collar crimes include:
- computer crime
- creation and maintenance of illegal tax shelters
- insider trading
- bribery
- fraud
- forgery
- embezzlement
Computer forensics can be used to collect certified evidentiary copies of the hard drives from computers suspected of being involved in white collar crimes. For more information, we recommend that you contact us.
