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White-collar crime is a scourge encountered by many companies around the world. White-collar criminals may hold a prominent occupational status, such as executive, manager, entrepreneur, professional or semi-professional. They use their status and education as leverage to fool people or to involve themselves in fraudulent activities at a corporate level. With privileged access to financial information, the ability to hide behind a company name, and a plan to trick ordinary people, these criminals look for opportunities wherever they perceive weakness or vulnerability.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on white-collar malfeasance, creating new risks for companies and the public in general. The financial services industry, along with many other sectors, are getting to grips with the new normal created by COVID-19 and the mass migration of employees to remote working. This dynamic has created ideal conditions for malicious actors to prosper away from the watchful eye of compliance professionals. In the fight against white-collar crime, companies need to remain actively engaged and cooperative.

Enforcement agencies are also adapting to the ‘new normal’. In their efforts to investigate and prosecute white-collar crime, agencies have been sending out, receiving and processing document requests, scheduling meetings with clients, conducting voluntary interviews, and taking testimony – remotely.

Against this backdrop, Financier Worldwide turns to some of the leading lights in their field, who share their stories…

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