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White Collar Crime Research: News

Created for students in the Topics in White Collar Crime course.

News

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, White-Collar Crime News & Press Releases

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Newsroom

  1. Includes Topics of Current Interest at the SEC, such as Affinity Fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) & Whistleblower Awards.
  2. Links to Press Releases, Public Statements, Speeches & Testimony.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Whistleblower

  1. Includes news about recent SEC awards.
  2. HIghlights recent guidance about whistleblower award determinations & amendments to the rules governing the SEC's whistleblower program.
    1. Example: May 5, 2023 press release: SEC Issues Largest-Ever Whistleblower Award
    2. Example: Aug. 26, 2022 press release: SEC Amends Whistleblower Rules to Incentivize Whistleblower Tips (includes link to text of rule changes).

$ Lexis+: News provides deep, searchable archives of many U.S. & foreign news sources.

  1. Tip: In these large news collections, try "Advanced" searches. 
  2. Click: Advanced Search > enter Boolean searches in the Headline and Lead Sections segment. 
  3. Feel free to email: askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu, to text: 718.734.2432 or to use the chat feature: "Need Help?" on this page for help in creating Boolean searches.

$ Westlaw Precision: News

  1. Tip:: In this large news database, try Boolean searches, for example: fertility /p (state or federal) /p (investigat! or prosecut!) /p fraud 
  2. Tip: Also, try "Advanced" searches.  To the right of the News search box, Click: Advanced > enter Boolean searches in the Title or Lead Paragraph fields. 
  3. Feel free to email: askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu, to text: 718.734.2432 or to use the chat feature: "Need Help?" on this page for help in creating Boolean searches.

Current BLS students, faculty & administrators can create individual accounts to access The New York Times and/or Financial Times (London) online.  Follow these instructions.  In Lexis+, these patrons can access content from The Wall Street Journal & The Wall Street Journal Online.