ABSTRACT
The collection of our Norwegian sample of white-collar offenders applied the original definition and characteristics of white-collar crime. The average age when convicted was 49 years. The average prison sentence was 2.3 years. Most criminal cases found their final sentences in district courts. The amount of money involved in crime was 44 million Norwegian kroner, which is about 5 million US dollars. There were on average 3.8 persons convicted in each white-collar crime case. There were just as many from low level and high level among the convicts. The convicts’ income, tax, and wealth as reported by the Norwegian tax authorities were quite normal, but a few convicts were very wealthy. Convicts were associated with both small and large organizations.
