Since the first edition of the Encyclopedia of White Collar and
Corporate Crime was produced in 2004, the number and severity of
these crimes have risen to the level of calamity, so much so that
many experts attribute the near-Depression of 2008 to white-collar
malfeasance, namely crimes of greed and excess by bankers and
financial institutions. Whether the perpetrators were prosecuted or
not, white-collar and corporate crime came near to collapsing the
U.S. economy. In the 7 years since the first edition was produced
we have also seen the largest Ponzi scheme in history (Maddoff), an
ecological disaster caused by British Petroleum and its
subcontractors (Gulf Oil Spill), and U.S. Defense Department
contractors operating like vigilantes in Iraq (Blackwater).
White-collar criminals have been busy, and the Second Edition of
this encyclopedia captures what has been going on in the news and
behind the scenes with new articles and updates to past
articles."
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