Noun
white-collar crime (countable and uncountable, plural white-collar crimes)
Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money. [from 1939]
Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.
white collar crime
White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America. Sara Paretsky
My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they'll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he'll get probation and a slap on the wrist. Jesse Ventura
White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it. Adam McKay