White-collar criminal charges include embezzlement, money laundering and various types of fraud. Financial crimes may not seem as serious as violent crimes, but they can have a devastating impact on victims. As such, aggressive prosecution is common in cases involving...
When people talk about identity theft, they often think about anonymous parties using the internet to access and store the personal identifying information of others. Parties engaged in digital identity theft trade information, including Social Security numbers and...
White-collar crime is a constant headache for society, leading to huge financial losses, erosion of trust in institutions and damage to the economy. As such, being convicted of these crimes can result in severe consequences for an individual's career trajectory. If...
Violent crimes such as murder understandably take up much of the news coverage. However, a crime does not have to be violent to have serious consequences. White-collar crimes are non-violent offenses of a financial nature. They often involve the misappropriation or...
In some ways, embezzlement is similar to theft. In both cases, assets are taken away from one entity – whether it’s a person or a business – and obtained by someone who should not have them. And it is true that embezzlement is a form of theft. But it’s also very...
When you are entrusted with assets, the party that legally gives them to you may accuse you of misappropriating them. An embezzlement charge can stem from work when your employer alleges you pocketed company cash or your business when accused of running a Ponzi...
When asked, most people are hard-pressed to remember hearing about criminal convictions involving white collar crime with a few high-profile exceptions. Unfortunately, this leads many to believe prosecutors do not care about embezzlement, corporate fraud or similar...
White collar criminal charges are worrying enough on their own due to the serious penalties you will face if a court convicts you. Yet many people make things worse for themselves by acting in ways that bring additional charges. Here are three things you should never...
Scams have gone on for thousands of years: Ponzi schemes, phishing, home repair scams, fake business offerings, false arrest warrants, inheritance scams, fabricated money and more. Many people fall into scams, but some people support scams without realizing ever...
White collar crimes are not violent in nature. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t serious crimes. Fraud, embezzlement and other financial crimes committed in Memphis can lead to prison time, even if it is your first offense. Even credit card fraud, which might...
