White Collar Crime

While there is no fixed definition for what constitutes a white collar crime, the term is generally used to refer to a number of non-violent crimes that are grouped together. These crimes typically have cheating or dishonesty as their common element, and the cases are frequently complex and technical. Typically they are financial crimes.

Not every criminal defense attorney or criminal law firm is qualified to defend white collar criminal charges, due to the complex and unique nature of these crimes. However, all of our criminal lawyers have the experience and knowledge to provide a powerful and effective legal defense for charges of this nature. At times there can be questionable evidence against the client, which doesn’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that our client is guilty. If this is the case, our criminal attorneys will be there to exploit every weakness in the prosecution’s case. If you’ve already confessed we may be able to get your confession thrown out of court, depending on the circumstances. We will explore every avenue in minimizing or eliminating the penalties you could be facing.

Fraud

Many charges can revolve around fraud, including credit card fraud, insurance fraud, identity fraud, and Internet fraud, among others. Every fraud case is different. Most of our criminal defense attorneys have extensive experience and have had much success defending many kinds of fraud charges.

While identify theft charges predominate this group, computer hacking, computer fraud, and other allegations of fraud perpetuated through a computer can be called computer crimes. All require a technically aware and detailed computer defense lawyer for you to be effectively defended.

Extortion
Obtaining goods or services by means of threats or threatening behavior, including bribes and blackmail. Considered a felony offense, anyone convicted of extortion is subject to up to four years of jail and fines of $10,000 or more

Embezzlement

Simply put, embezzlement is the theft of money from an employer. Embezzlement charges can result in serious penalties depending on the value of the property stolen. Penalties may include confinement in a county jail, state prison or federal prison. These crimes are often prosecuted quite aggressively as a result of the court system hoping to make examples out of those who commit any white collar crimes.

In recent history, the justice system has been very lenient on white collar crime, typically letting people who are convicted of these crimes get away with only a slap on the wrist such as probation, restitution, or very light jail sentences in minimum security facilities. This leniency caused outrage with average blue collar workers, leading them to believe that wealthy individuals can get away with theft crimes, while the poor and middle class are thrown in jail.