White collar criminal defense representation may be necessary if there are allegations of fraudulent criminal activities brought about by local, state and federal authorities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation considers a crime a “white collar crime”, when an individual or organization has committed a non-violent criminal offense and the nature of the crime suggests that the defendant committed an act of moral turpitude, deception, or fraud. The term “white collar crime” was adopted by the public after Edwin H. Sutherland had spoken at a presidential address given to the American Sociological Society Meeting in the late 1930’s regarding the preoccupation of the criminological community’s apparent lack of attention to crimes committed by those in higher status occupations.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation focus the majority of their criminal investigations in the following white collar criminal actions:
• Financial crimes
• Corporate fraud
• Health care fraud
• Mortgage fraud
• Identity theft
• Insurance fraud
• Telemarketing fraud
• Securities & Commodities fraud
• Asset forfeiture / Money laundering
Though the association of the term “white collar crime”, may appear to be less threatening than a violent crime, every year in the United States, thousands of individuals, businesses, financial institutions and organizations become victims of a white collar criminal act of deceit or deception. However, in a recent study taken by the Department of Justice, out of the 14,094,094 arrests that were made for that given year, only 321,521 were for fraud, 18,970 for embezzlement and 118,455 for forgery and counterfeiting. In comparison their were 1,146,696 arrests for larceny-theft and 1,609,327 for property crimes.
The white collar criminal defense lawyers at Fuerst Ittleman are experienced in handling even the most complex cases where clients are facing allegations of criminal actions. Some of the crimes which Fuerst Ittleman may provide white collar criminal defense are listed below:
Tax fraud – The white collar criminal defense team at Fuerst Ittleman are adept at the representation of tax litigation, tax audits, income tax, employment tax, domestic and international securities transactions, as well as eggshell audits, and may provide comprehensive white collar criminal defense representation in such cases.
Accounting fraud – Fuerst Ittleman are experienced in providing white collar criminal defense representation for clients that are engaged in international as well as domestic business transactions where allegations of fraudulent accounting practices or violations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) may occur.
Embezzlement – When clients are facing allegations of embezzlement or misappropriation of funds or assets, Fuerst Ittleman may provide counsel and provide sound legal advice in handling an ensuing investigation, and offer their clients viable solutions to reduce the consequences of the civil and criminal charges.
Bank fraud – The white collar criminal defense lawyers at Fuerst Ittleman have substantive legal experience in cases regarding regulatory compliance, financial auditing investigations, securities and banking transactions and may defend clients that are under investigation for charges related to all forms of bank fraud.
Securities fraud – Fuerst Ittleman are experienced in handling complex civil litigation and may also provide a defense for clients that are facing charges relating to violations of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), or the IRS.
Health care fraud – When there are allegations of improper or fraudulent billing to Medicare and Medicaid or if there is a qui tam fraud action is being pursued by the clients of Fuerst Ittleman, their white collar criminal defense team can provide world class legal representation for clients involved in both domestic and international business dealings.
Money laundering – The white collar criminal defense team at Fuerst Ittleman have extensive experience in representing individuals and corporations which are involved in domestic, foreign, and international business transactions which may be under investigation for money laundering crimes. In cases where money laundering is involved, Andrew S. Ittleman, Esq., certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (C.A.M.S.), member of the National Money Transmitters Association, as well as a specialist in cases involving RICO charges, and complex fraud, leads the white collar criminal defense team for the firm.
Insurance fraud – When the clients of Fuerst Ittleman are facing charges of improper or fraudulent usage of insurance funds or financial statement fraud stemming from insurance transactions, the white collar criminal defense team at Fuerst Ittleman provide world class criminal defense representation.
In the event that criminal charges are brought on the clients of Fuerst Ittleman, their white collar criminal defense team will prove to provide the finest legal counsel available from complex civil litigation to highly sensitive criminal actions, and will seek out the most effective resolution for their all their white collar criminal defense clients.
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