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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 Spotlight on 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.