White-collar Crime - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

simple case. However, when it gets down to how white-collar crimes are prosecuted, it’s quite challenging. We don’t prosecute people based on our intuitive notions of is this fraud or not fraud? Or is this... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

08 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

consumers are saved unnecessarily high fees. Opponents argue the rule would create an uneven playing field between products and raise fees. Related Reading: Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients? Why View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

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Harvard Business School

care fraud, and class action litigation. Since 2013, Chambers USA has named Wells a “Star Performer” in three categories: nationwide trial litigation, New York general commercial litigation, and New York white-collar View Details

14 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

stockstudioX] Related Reading: Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes Blind Spots: We’re Not as Ethical as We Think What do you think of this research?... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?

area, that would be important.” Related Reading: Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations Why White-Collar Criminals Commit Their Crimes What do you think? Do you think stockbrokers should come under... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Mar 2024
News

The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown

Professors Eugene Soltes and Aiyesha Dey; image by John Ritter When Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of all seven charges against him related to the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the jury needed less than five hours to deliberate after a months-long trial. The... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Mar 2004
News

Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

official. He eventually turned himself in and served four years in prison in Costa Rica and the United States. Currently on probation, he spoke at HBS last November as part of the Leadership & Ethics Forum (LEF), a student-led organization. Kuhse’s descent into View Details

Keywords: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

found in poor countries; bad legislation and ineffective judiciaries in rich nations can enable it.” Defined by the watchdog group Trans-parency International (TI) as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain,” corruption includes a range of View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

or were their campaign promises unrealistic? Morris offers a broad perspective and new insights into candidates seeking the nation’s highest office. Mutilated: A British Crime Thriller by Will Patching (AMP 150, 1996) (CreateSpace... View Details

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