Media texts about the four fraudsters shared five similarities: (1) a story re-told; (2) journalists’ storytelling role; (3) the use of present-past-present event order; (4) audience’s co-construction of meanings; and (5) the absence of industry-specific contexts. However, they are different in four ways: (1) whether the accused pleaded guilty or not; (2) the reasons why they lied; (3) why others fell for their deception; and (4) whether they were redeemed by media texts. Gender is not a sufficient reason to explain the differences because of the varieties of genres, purposes, and lengths. However, all media texts about white-collar crimes legitimise capitalist patriarchy because they rewarded those who were eligible to enter specific markets and punished those who trespassed them.