The accountant was sentenced for his involvement in white-collar crimes at the company.

white-collar 是由 white（白色的）和 collar（衣领）组成的复合形容词。white-collar 字面意思是"白领的"，用来形容从事办公室工作、通常穿衬衫打领带的白领阶层。 white-collar crimes 指"白领犯罪"，特指由专业人士或商业人士在职场中实施的金融欺诈、贪污等非暴力经济犯罪。