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  2. Financial crime - Wikipedia

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    There are law enforcement agencies whose main enforcement activities focus on criminal violations of their country's tax code and related financial crimes, such as money laundering, currency violations, tax-related identity theft fraud, and terrorist financing. Some of these law enforcement agencies are: Australia - Australian Taxation Office

  3. Category:Financial crimes - Wikipedia

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    Financial crimes may involve fraud (cheque fraud, credit card fraud, mortgage fraud, medical fraud, corporate fraud, securities fraud (including insider trading), bank fraud, insurance fraud, market manipulation, payment (point of sale) fraud, health care fraud); theft; scams or confidence tricks; tax evasion; bribery; sedition; embezzlement ...

  4. List of types of fraud - Wikipedia

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    In law, fraud is an intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1]

  5. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    The classes of offenses under United States federal law are as follows: Offense classes Type Class Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3 ...

  6. Money laundering - Wikipedia

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    In United States law, money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions to conceal the identity, source, or destination of illegally gained money. In United Kingdom law, the common law definition is wider. The act is defined as "the process by which the proceeds of crime are converted into assets which appear to have a ...

  7. Predicate crime - Wikipedia

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    Crimes are predicate to a larger crime if they have a similar purpose to the larger crime. For example, using false identification is itself a crime; it may be a predicate offense to larceny or fraud if it is used to withdraw money from a bank account. Predicate crimes can be charged separately or together with the larger crime. [4]

  8. Bank fraud - Wikipedia

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    Under federal law, bank fraud in the United States is defined, and made illegal, primarily by the bank fraud statute in Title 18 of the U.S. Code. 18 U.S.C. § 1344 states: [15] Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice— (1) to defraud a financial institution; or

  9. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Wikipedia

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    The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.