Federal White Collar Crimes

federal white collar crimes defense

White Collar Crimes Defense

Federal White Collar Crimes are widely misunderstood to be crimes that only the rich, or upper class, committ.  Federal White Collar Crimes are typically investigated by the FBI, however, other governmental agencies investigate these kinds of cases as well.  If you are being charged with a white collar crim in State court please click here.

FEDERAL WHITE COLLAR CRIMES IS MORE THAN JUST INSIDER TRADING.The government considers the area of white collar crimes to be more than just a handful of crimes, in fact the FBI classified over one hundred different crimes as being “white collar crimes”.  Some examples of what are considered white collar crimes:

  • Tax Evasion Charges
  • Mail Fraud Charges
  • Insurance Fraud Charges
  • Phone and Telemarketing Fraud Charges
  • Embezzlement Charges
  • Bribery Charges
  • Financial Fraud Charges
  • Counterfitting Charges
  • Public Corruption Charges
  • Credit Card Fraud Charges
  • Antitrust Violations Charges
  • Money Laundering Charges

This is not an all inclusive list, there are many more charges that constitute these types of crimes.  It is important to understand that the government considers many activities to be these types of crimes and aggressively prosecutes them.

FEDERAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CAN HELP PROTECT YOU FROM WHITE COLLAR CRIMES CHARGES.Often the FBI, or other agencies, will suddenly execute a search warrant on your home, your business, or even other places you frequent in order to obtain evidence against you.  If this has happened, or if you have been contacted by an agent of the government to speak about a matter it is incredibly important that you speak to a defense lawyer first.  Remember, the job of the agent is to investigate a case and gather evidence against the person they believe is guilty committing federal white collar crimes – you!  Your first call must be to a federal defense attorney, if you are in trouble for this type of crime.

CALL FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION.Call our office at (440) 471-7784 for a free telephone consultation or to schedule a free initial consultation at our office.

Patituce & Associates are Federal Defense Attorneys representing clients in Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Toledo and all of Ohio in the Northern District of Ohio.