Protecting Your Rights And Your Future
There are a lot of moving parts to a criminal case. It all starts with the initial investigation, where you need to be careful with how you interact with the police. There’s also the plea-bargaining stage and potentially litigation at trial. You need to know how to...
Interacting with the police is stressful. Interacting with the New York police can be especially stressful, and if you have drugs on your person, it drives that stress up into the stratosphere. However, remember, recreational and medicinal marijuana use have been...
Any time people obtain money from other people through illegal or fraudulent means in New York, they risk being charged with crimes. There are many different ways that people do this. It could be through embezzlement of funds from their company, bank fraud, illegal...
There are different types of ways that people can commit fraud in New York. At a basic level, fraud occurs when people use false or misleading information to gain financially at the expense of other individuals. One of the common types of fraud that people commit is...
When you embarked on a career in healthcare, you begin the journey to improve the lives and outcomes of the people you treat. You care about human beings, and you want to help. When you left medical school and entered a hospital or private practice, you began to see...
Most suspected criminals are arrested after an extensive manhunt and a lengthy investigation. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York issued a complaint against an alleged fraudster in November of 2021, but despite the requisite...
The term “white collar crime” can cover many different types of alleged criminal activity. Tax evasion, embezzlement, fraud and even extortion could all be considered different types of white-collar crimes. The complexity level of these different types of crimes can...
White collar crime allegations such as those pertaining to fraud can threaten your future and your freedom. If you’re convicted of one of these offenses, then you could end up facing significant prison time as well as financial restitution that can devastate your...
One of the topics we frequently cover on this legal blog is drug charges. We post on various topics, and one recent popular post focused on whether the Transportation Security Administration could charge you if they find drugs on you. However, the natural follow up...
Being accused of fraud can ruin your entire life. Even if you are charged with fraud but not convicted, you may face stigma and damage to your professional reputation. Fraud is a white-collar crime. White-collar crimes differ from “street crimes” because they do not...
