%0 Journal Article %T EXCESOS Y CRIMINALIDAD EN LA ¨ŚLITE DE PODER %A Mercado Maldonado %A Asael %J Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the object of this article is to analyze how in the elite of power two decisive phenomena are created: the extreme affluence that causes excesses and eccentricities, and the modus operandi of white-collar criminals. the excesses and eccentricities of the world's most famous international power elite are described and the modus operandi of the white-collar criminal is characterized as a figure of international notoriety, with varied facades and assorted objectives, but the end is the same: to use the criminal organization to carry out his actions. %K white-collar criminals %K businesses %K fraud %K eccentricities %K concentration of wealth. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1909-30632012000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en