Legal Definitions - corporate crime

Corporate crime is a type of crime committed by a corporation's representatives acting on its behalf. This can include things like price-fixing and consumer fraud. While a corporation as an entity cannot commit a crime other than through its representatives, it can be named as a criminal defendant.

For example, if a company's executives collude to fix prices on a product, they are committing corporate crime. Another example is if a company misleads consumers about the safety or effectiveness of a product, they are also committing corporate crime.