Investigating The National Hockey League Scandal And Its...

In todays fast paced society, White Collar Crimes are no longer overlooked. Rather, these crimes have become the target for special task forces. They may occur once a month, once a year, or even once a day. Some examples of these crimes include â€Å"bribery, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, embezzlement, cybercrime, copyright infringement, money laundering, identity theft, and forgery.† (4*) White Collar Crimes are usually directly associated with some sort of corruption. In this essay I will be taking a current National Hockey League scandal and relating it to white collar crime, specifically embezzlement and corrupt influence. To begin, I will provide a brief explanation of corruption, embezzlement and the power of a corrupt influence.†¦show more content†¦Firstly, you can offer compensation for the request which you are, more or less, forcing this victim into doing. On the other hand, you can imply, and sometimes enforce, a threat. This threat does not necessarily mean physical, however, physically threatening someone is a type of extortion. Another threat enforced through corruption could be loss of finances. Having a corrupt influence on someone, usually implies, it comes from a place of fear. In some situations, this implication is the furthest from the truth. Corrupt influence can also occur through affection; as we grow relationships with certain people around us we start to trust their opinion. Clearly this person has earned this trust over time as you have developed a relationship with them, however, under certain circumstances, this person could use the trust you have empowered them with for their personal gain. Embezzlement may occur in many different circumstances. Sometimes, it can cost a person to lose millions of dollars to another individual or something as simple as a small, every day product. Embezzlement may be defined by â€Å"fraudulent conversion of another s property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted.à ¢â‚¬  (4*) For example, if a waitress in a restaurant were to take your order, bring your food, and proceed to collect the payment without punching it into the computer. Instead she chooses to