Home›Fraud, Deception and Corruption Offenses›Offense Grade›Serious or Indictable OffenseBrowse BySerious or Indictable OffenseThis dimension groups criminal offenses by their grade or severity. Wikipedia notes that an offender, if found guilty, "may be sentenced to a form of reparation such as a community sentence, or, depending on the nature of their offence, to undergo imprisonment, life imprisonment or, in some jurisdictions, death," a range of penalties that tracks the offense's own grade. Browsing by offense grade compares offenses of a similar severity.FactsSerious or Indictable OffenseSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1939 1Serious or Indictable OffenseFilter Results91 entriesOffense CategoryAllAntitrust, Competition and Market Restraint Offenses (4)Banking, Money Laundering and Financial Institution Fraud (12)Consumer, Retail and Confidence Fraud (9)Corporate, Accounting and Occupational Fraud (10)Counterfeiting and Product Fraud (4)Electoral Fraud and Corruption (5)Fraud Law: General Doctrine and Historical Deception Offenses (4)Government Program, Tax and Procurement Fraud (7)Identity and Document Fraud (2)Insurance Fraud (1)Public Corruption and Bribery (11)Racketeering, Loan Sharking and Organized Financial Crime (2)Securities, Investment and Market Manipulation Fraud (17)Sports and Gaming Corruption (3)JurisdictionAllUnited States: the practice is illegal under SEC rules (1)Show 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Wikipedia: White-Collar Crimetier 3White-collar crime, introductory section, subcategory-level citationQuote, White-collar crime, introductory section, subcategory-level citationIt was first defined by the sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as 'a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupation'.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.