Recent Business Crime

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This week you were introduced to some common business related crimes. Your assignment for this week is to research a recent business crimes (not more than 3 years old) and select one as a topic for your assignment. Examples include, but are not limited to, hacking, Ponzi schemes, identity theft, etc. Explain how the crime is committed, list an example of the crime (an actual case), provide the applicable penalties if one is convicted of committing this crime, and prevention tips to keep people from becoming a victim of the crime.

Your paper will be 2-3 pages in length with proper APA citations (both in-text and full) to show where you received the source of your information about the crimes.

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Running head: INSIDER TRADING

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Insider Trading
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INSIDER TRADING

Crimes punishable by law are known as felonies and result in imprisonment for more
than a year or till death. Business crimes are examples of felonies and include embezzlement,
Ponzi schemes, kickbacks, fraud, insider trading, racketeering, and cybercrime just to name a
few(Harrison & Ryder, 2016). Insider trading is considered a white-collar crime since its
fraudulent acts are nonviolent and are conducted with business. This paper tries to explain how
insider trading is performed, its impact, laws that help in reducing it and how individuals can
protect themselves against.
Insider trading is defined as trading of companies securities or stock by individuals that
have access to the nonpublic information regarding the company. This is regarded as an unfair
act since other investors do not have access to the information that could potentially make huge
profits (Investor.gov, 2018). Insider tr...


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