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Can a work environment encourage white collar crime?

The motivation behind why a person carries out a particular action can play an important role in any given situation. In particular, authorities often look for motive when investigating crimes, and in some cases, people of interest may have no motivation to commit certain crimes, which make them less likely to be suspects. However, even if motive does exist, it does not necessarily mean that a person acted on his or her own accord. You...

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Criminal Defense

Former UI employee pleads guilty in book theft

A 71-year-old former employee of the University of Illinois (UI) pleaded guilty to the theft of two rare musical books from the school’s library in revenge for perceived wrongs in the way that he was treated. The books were valued at more than $500 each. Their absence didn’t go unnoticed, but nobody had any idea who had taken them until the thief sold one of the books to a vendor. The vendor, in turn, unwittingly...

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Federal Crimes

What’s ‘Zoom-bombing,’ and can it get you into big trouble?

You’ve heard of Zoom, the video conferencing app that everybody from schoolchildren to senior executives is using these days, right? It creates electronic “rooms” for meetings that can be joined by anyone with the right link. Those electronic rooms can also get invaded by hackers, who “Zoom-bomb” the meetings they manage to invade with all sorts of questionable (or offensive) videos, electronic content or pornographic material. That might sound like the sort of little prank...

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Criminal Defense

Tax avoidance and evasion: What’s the difference

Tax season — even though it has been extended this year — is still a stressful period for a lot of professionals. The tax code is increasingly complex, and that often leaves people worrying that they’re going to get into trouble for some kind of mistake — especially when they’re self-employed. A lot of people are confused about the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion. It essentially boils down to one thing: Tax avoidance...

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