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Identity theft occurs when an individual impersonates someone else usually for financial gain . Nebraska penal code 28-608 is referred to as : criminal impersonation penalty restitution , and it allows for felonies and misdemeanors depending on how much financial gain was attempted through the use of criminal impersonation . The Texas statute falls under penal Code 32 .51 and business commerce Code 48 .001 , and all crimes that fall under the Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information

Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act ' are considered felonies (Identity Theft State Statutes , 2006

White-collar

crime , as defined by Edwin Sutherland , is , a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation (Weisburd , 2001 ,

. 2 ) This category of crime includes forgery , fraud , insider trading , bribery , embezzlement and computer crime . The reason it is referred to in such a way is that these types of crimes tend to be committed by white-collar employees they are not often the method of blue-collar employees . The other difference is that white-collar crimes most often do not involve violence against another person

Identity crimes often involve theft as well as the use of computers in to obtain a person 's identity and to use it for financial gain The victim realizes he or she has been victimized when bills for items they did not purchase begin to arrive , or when they discover that their credit score has decreased due to false charges . The crimes rarely require the thief and the victim to meet , and don 't usually involve violence . These are the reasons why identity theft is considered to be a white-collar crime

Once an individual has gained the identification of another person this can lead to a multitude of other crimes . The criminal can accumulate credit cards and other financial resources simply by using the other person 's identifying information . Once obtained , they will often sell the ID 's and credit cards to others . Simply using a stolen credit card is a crime in itself when used to purchase items , it can lead to mail fraud and computer crimes Works Cited

(2006 . Identity Theft State Statutes . Retrieved December 9 , 2006 , from National Conference of State Legislatures Web site http /www .ncsl .org /programs /lis /privacy /idt-statutes .htm

Weisburd , D , Waring , E Chayet , E . F (2001 . White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press

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