What is Federal Tax Fraud? Federal tax fraud is the intentional attempt to defraud the IRS or evade the payment of taxes. It occurs when an individual or company intentionally fails to pay taxes owed, fails to file an income tax return and fails to report income...
What Is a RICO Offense RICO is short for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizational Act, a federal law passed in 1970 to fight organized crime. In a nutshell, RICO allows the federal government to charge many people for broad activities that it determines are...
A federal white-collar crime is usually classified as non-violent crime and may include fraud charges, including healthcare fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, bank fraud. While the name “white collar” is derived from the people who typically commit these...
Why are people wrongfully convicted? Due in part to the wonderful work of people like those associated with the Innocence Project – many defendants who were wrongfully convicted are exonerated. However, many of these people have already served several years in...
We have represented many individuals charged with crimes. Sometimes we can get the charges dismissed. However, if we cannot, the next question is how should they proceed. Should they plead guilty or proceed to trial? How about if they are in fact guilty of the...
Exchange Commission. Mr. Jarkesy, the owner of two hedge funds, was facing multiple counts of securities fraud in a suit initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In 2020, Jarkesy was found guilty of securities fraud in an evidentiary hearing by an...
