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WHITE--COLLAR CRIME

1 A variety of illegal acts committed by people in the course of their employment, for their own personal gain, are collectively known as white-collar crime. Embezzlement, theft, and trading securities on the basis of insider information are common forms of white-collar crime. The majority of cases involve low-level employees who steal because they are under temporary financial stress. Many plan to put the money back as soon as possible but may never do so. Their crimes are usually never discovered because the amounts of money are small, no one notices the loss, and law enforcement agencies have few resources for investigating this type of crime.
2 However, there are some very large cases of white-collar crime, such as multimillion- dollar stock market or banking scams that take years to discover and are extremely difficult and expensive to prosecute. In the 1980s, hundreds of executives of American savings and
A. bribe officials
B. advance one’s career
C. take money illegally
D. hide one’s crimes

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WHITE--COLLAR CRIME

1 A variety of illegal acts committed by people in the course of their employment, for their own personal gain, are collectively known as white-collar crime. Embezzlement, theft, and trading securities on the basis of insider information are common forms of white-collar crime. The majority of cases involve low-level employees who steal because they are under temporary financial stress. Many plan to put the money back as soon as possible but may never do so. Their crimes are usually never discovered because the amounts of money are small, no one notices the loss, and law enforcement agencies have few resources for investigating this type of crime.
2 However, there are some very large cases of white-collar crime, such as multimillion- dollar stock market or banking scams that take years to discover and are extremely difficult and expensive to prosecute. In the 1980s, hundreds of executives of American savings and
A. To compare stock market scams with savings and loan scams
B. To give an example of a very large case of white-collar crime
C. To argue in favor of changing the law to restrict unsecured loans
D. To explain why American taxpayers do not trust the government

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A variety of illegal acts committed by people in the course of their employment, for their own personal gain, are collectively known as white-collar crime. Embezzlement, theft and trading securities (1) insider information are common forms of white-collar crime. The majority of cases involve low-level employees who steal because they are under (2) financial stress. Many plan to (3) the money back as soon as possible but may never do so. Their crimes are usually never (4) because the amounts of money are small, and no one notices the (5) .
(6) , there are some very large cases of white-collar crime, such as multimillion-dollar stock market or banking seams that take years to discover and are extremely difficult and expensive to (7) .
White-collar crime is not (8) to the business sector. Government employment, especially (9) the city level, also provides opportunities to (10) one&r
A. loss
B. shortage
C. deficiency
D. deficit