Henning; Borman; Podgor; Israel

White Collar Crime; Law and Practice

• Offers philosophical perspectives on white collar crime • Examines its role in federal prosecutions in the United States • Covers traditional mail fraud, RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations), and computer fraud legislation • Details procedural issues in the investigation of white collar offenses • Considers constitutional implications, parallel proceedings, and attorney role • Provides an understandable overview of the federal sentencing system • Examines collateral consequences such as program and license exclusion Overall, the book is designed to promote student appreciation of the interaction in the white collar field of legal doctrines. The material exposes students to how legal transactions involved in a single white collar crime case can require consideration of substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, administrative procedure, corporate law, evidence, civil procedure, sentencing law, and highly specialized regulatory law. The book also allows students to appreciate the influence of administrative policies and the influence of the basic "culture" of white collar criminal practice. Provides a unique combination of traditional materials (cases and statutes) and not-so-traditional materials (e.g., newspaper articles, forms, and practice manuals).