White collar crimes typically refer to a type of crime committed by business people, entrepreneurs, public officials, and professionals through deception, as opposed to street crimes which tend to involve force (i.e., violent crimes). Although white collar criminal charges are usually brought against individuals, corporations may also be subject to sanctions for these types of offenses.

Depending on whether Federal or State law has been violated, white collar crimes can be prosecuted at the Federal or State level. Penalties vary, but in some cases can result in large fines, home detention, community confinement, costs of prosecution, forfeitures, restitution, supervised release, and imprisonment.

In the wake of the Enron/Arthur Anderson scandal, was the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, mandating the separation of auditing and consulting businesses in an attempt to restore public confidence in the investment market. The Act creates a number of new Federal crimes (i.e., document destruction and tampering, securities fraud, certification of false financial statements, and attempt and conspiracy), many of which apply to both public and private companies, their directors, officers, and employees. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act also significantly enhances penalties applicable to a host of existing white collar crimes.

A number of Federal agencies including the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Secret Service, U.S. Customs, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, participate in the enforcement of Federal white collar crime legislation. In addition, most states employ their own agencies to enforce white collar crime laws at the State level.

It takes a firm with the confidence and know-how to deal with Federal and State authorities when it comes to defending individuals and/or corporations against white collar criminal charges. If you or your organization have been accused or charged with such a crime, please do not hesitate to contact us immediately. Early intervention in criminal matters, specifically white collar offenses, has helped us achieve some outstanding results, and will be pivotal to the outcome of your case.

We know that there are thousands of innocent people spending time in prison for something they didn't do. This is the driving force behind this firm ? the most powerful criminal defense law firm in the country.

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Collectively, we have more than 250 years of experience defending clients charged with very serious crimes in State and Federal Courts across America. While most defendants must rely on a single lawyer who may carry a heavy case load, our clients are provided the resources of a full defense team managed by a responsive case manager and skilled lead counsel. This teamwork is critical in delivering our high level of service. Click here to meet our elite defense team.

Areas of Practice
While some law firms practice in multiple areas of law, we focus our practice entirely on criminal defense. We handle most types of serious state and federal crimes with extensive experience in white collar cases.

• Fraud
• Bribery
• Ponzi/Pyramid Schemes
• Cybercrime and Computer Hacking
• Tax Evasion/Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Identity Theft
• Counterfeiting and Forgery
• Embezzlement