My life in fraud and associated crimes

Michael Levi

Chapter 2 in Research Handbook on Fraud and Society, 2026, pp 27-44 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter examines the lessons for the control and prevention of a variety of forms of fraud in the context of the author's research on elite, everyday, and ‘organised crime’ frauds and their control over the past 50 years. ‘Fraud’ is a collective noun that covers a vast range of victim-offender relationships and online/offline activities, so it is important to bear in mind which particular types of fraud are plausibly impacted by particular control measures. Some of these measures relate directly to the management of fraud risks, while others such as money laundering and asset forfeiture relate to the broader infrastructure within which fraud takes place, aiming to inhibit motivation and rewards—though the measurement of their precise effects is weak. The role of data-sharing remains important in private-private and public-private ‘partnership’ work today, but trust and regulatory pressure may be needed to overcome obstacles to cooperation. However, such sharing has less impact on elite insider frauds, whether by executives or by IT or other specialists.

Keywords: Fraud; Policing; Prosecution; Prevention; Asset recovery; Money laundering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035348800
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