What Is a federal crime? Federal crimes are crimes that are codified by the United States Congress in statutes or set forth in federal rules or regulations. Some federal and state crimes are the same or similar. For example, both states and the federal government have...
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...
