The only knowledge most people have of white-collar crimes comes from movies and television shows. While these may depict some of the process and procedures related to these crimes, they do not capture the entirety of an arrest and investigation of a white-collar...
Like many other states, Florida has criminal laws on the books designed to protect the elderly and the disabled from getting swindled. The need for these laws is clear. Senior citizens and disabled adults are in a vulnerable position. Unscrupulous people can gain...
Tax obligations extend beyond just filing season, and errors can happen at any time of the year. While most taxpayers strive to comply with the law, some mistakes can unintentionally lead to tax fraud. Understanding the actions that might cross this line is crucial to...
Before making a decision about what to do with your criminal case, you must analyze the facts in play and the strength of the prosecution’s case. After all, if you can identify weaknesses in the prosecution’s arguments, then you might be able to exploit them to your...
For many, the global health emergency of the past few years may seem like a fading memory. We move forward with life, but for some Americans, problems with the justice system persist. The federal government is still issuing charges and sentences for alleged crimes...
With the increase in credit card use over the past few decades, credit card fraud has also risen. Credit card fraud can be charged as a state or federal crime. It is usually charged as a federal crime if the crime took place across state lines. For example, if you...
Online sports wagering is being legalized rapidly across the nation. It seems that one state after another is allowing people to place bets via the internet. Florida, however, has yet to legalize it. While a decision on legal online sports betting in the Sunshine...
If you take your criminal case to trial, then the prosecution is going to take testimony from multiple witnesses in hopes of obtaining a conviction. Even if you know that these witnesses have the facts wrong or are misconstruing the evidence, the jury isn’t going to...
In Florida, incidents and allegations of identity theft are rampant. Often, these stem from Internet-related activity, but identity theft can happen in many other ways. Older people can be particularly vulnerable targets because they tend to be less familiar with...
Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions do not like it when they even get the hint that a customer or other person has cheated them. For one, fraud hurts their bottom line. Financial institutions devote a lot of time and resources to investigating...
