White Collar Crime

An experienced federal defense attorney will be able to go through any white collar indictment and provide key details and answers to the hundreds of questions a client may have.  Our attorneys in Charleston are experienced in federal courts throughout the United States.

There are many varieties of white collar crime. Years ago many defendants were assured of receiving a minimal sentence for white collar crimes and even get just probation or supervised release. However, after ENRON and the other corporate fraud cases, many white collar defendant's are now getting prison terms for any conviction. Previously, this type of indictment was treated as a small infraction with many white collar defendants getting probation and a fine.  A white collar crime defense attorney will know the ins and outs of a good defense in federal court.  Our federal attorneys are experienced in a variety of available defenses to white collar crime indictments. The list is to extensive to list all, but below are some of the types of white collar crime that are common in federal and state courts.

  • Embezzlement
  • Mail Fraud
  • Wire Fraud
  • Internet Fraud
  • Bank Fraud
  • Money laundering
  • Mortgage Fraud
  • Real Estate Fraud
  • Election Fraud
  • Violations of Securities Statutes
  • Some Pyramid Schemes
  • Some Identity Theft
  • Credit Card Access Devices
  • Counterfeiting
  • Medicare Fraud
  • Government Contract Fraud
  • Tax Fraud
The United States Sentencing Guidelines play a huge role in white collar crime.  Many defense attorneys will not give a defendant a proper calculation of their potential prison exposure under the guidelines.  It is important to look at the monetary amounts involved in a white collar case.  Many times the money involved is more important than the actual conduct that is alleged.  The government wants this money back one way or the other.  The next consideration would be based on the defendants role in the alleged illegal conduct.  A possible prison sentence can double based on several factors that are not included in the indictment.  The number of victims alleged can increase a base offense level by many years.  A good federal defense attorney will be able to go through much of this and come to a reasonable estimate on what type of sentence one would be faced with in a federal sentencing. 
We have attorney in several locations that will be able to speak with anyone preindictment or post indictment.  Our attorneys in South Carolina travel throughout the State and our attorneys in Miami travel nationwide.  We have local attorneys in Myrtle Beach and Miami.

Call our office at 1-800-94TRIAL or contact us online to speak with one of our white collar defense lawyers in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia or New York.

South Carolina Criminal Lawyer Blog - White Collar Crime