A number of non-violent, business-related crimes fall under the “white-collar crime” umbrella. These crimes are generally committed for the purpose of obtaining money, avoiding the loss of money, or gaining a business advantage. Interestingly, the term “white-collar crime” was first coined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939, meaning that these crimes are nothing new.
Some of the criminal acts that fall under the white-collar or business crime category are securities fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, tax fraud, and market manipulation. Federal prosecutors, hoping to avoid the erosion of public trust in our financial systems and institutions, are eager to go after white-collar criminals, and new prosecutors, with the help of federal agents, are being trained to investigate and aggressively prosecute these types of cases. The trials of Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Jordan Belfort, and Sam Bankman-Fried are examples of trials that have made headlines in recent years, but there are many more cases that you probably haven’t heard of that involve less high-profile individuals in the business world who have been accused and convicted of white-collar crimes.
As former state and federal prosecutors, the attorneys at Richards Carrington understand the complexities involved in business-related crimes and can help you avoid conviction and jail time if you have been accused of any of the following:
- Bank fraud
- Securities fraud
- Accounting fraud
- Corporate internal investigations
- Securities & exchange commission investigations
- Commodities fraud
- Market manipulation
- Wire fraud
- Mail fraud
- Bank fraud
- Mortgage fraud
- Tax fraud
- Medicare / medicaid fraud
- Money laundering