Synopsis
David Wilson investigates 'white collar' crime, exploring how a fraudster made himself a Scottish 'laird' after stealing millions from the Met Police.
- Programme: David Wilson's Crime Files
- Series: 4: Scams and Scandals
- Episode: 05: White Collar
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Sociology | What are the patterns and trends in crime? | The social distribution of offending and victimisation; global crime; green crime; how countries in the global south may be used by transnational criminal groups and companies.
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