Identity Theft.

It is a relitively new and very complex crime that is tough to track and crack. Complicating issues are the fact that the theft can cross multiple jurisdictions, and even international laws.

"Linda Foley, Executive Director of the Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego, California, explains that it's hard to determine the true number of identity thefts in the U.S. because victims don't always report it and, even when they do, law enforcement personnel in many states don't take police reports. Further complicating matters, identity theft is a crime that can occur in multiple jurisdictions. For example, if you live in Nashville, but the theft occurred in Albuquerque, which police office handles the report? And identity theft can be classified under a number of different penal codes—including elder abuse, false impersonation, credit card fraud, check fraud, or giving false information to a law enforcement agency. In most cases nobody's keeping solid statistics (if they're bothering to take police reports at all)."

http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/library/article.jsp?aid=identity_theft

For further reading . . .
http://www.idtheftcenter.org/

White Callar Crime convictions for July 2009 by type
http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/white_collar_crime/monthlyjul09/gui/

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