How Does Money Laundering Work?
Money laundering is a complex process that involves cleaning dirty or illegal money made through unlawful activities to make it appear clean or lawfully obtained. It involves complex financial transactions to hide the real sources of money. The illicit funds are typically sourced from drugs or weapons sales, embezzlement, theft,...
Read more What Constitutes Bank Fraud?
Bank fraud is a serious white-collar crime that carries serious criminal penalties. These are nonviolent, financially motivated offenses that are committed through deceit – often by financial professionals. If you’ve been charged with bank fraud, you need the skilled legal counsel of an experienced Columbia bank fraud defense attorney backing...
Read more Could I be convicted of wire fraud?
Wire fraud is a white-collar crime. This means it involves money and finances. It is non-violent, but that does not mean its effects are not serious. This type of fraud can cost individuals and financial institutions a lot of money. In simple terms, wire fraud is when one person gets...
Read more What constitutes trademark infringement?
If you own your own business, you probably understand that your name means everything. To get people to remember you and what your business brings to the table, you need strong, cohesive branding, and part of the branding process often involves the development of a trademark. A trademark is a...
Read more Entrapment and white-collar crime
When a person is accused of committing a crime, entrapment is one of the possible defenses available. Asserting this defense means that the accused must prove that he or she would not have committed the crime in question without the pressure from law enforcement agents. This can be a complicated...
Read more What is insider trading?
The basic tenets of prohibited insider trading forbid using “inside” knowledge to get an advantage in securities trading. With continuously increasing levels of enforcement along with strict court rulings that give prosecutors more scope, anyone involved in trading and investment should be aware of the many complex laws and regulations...
Read more What constitutes embezzlement, and how serious is it?
Embezzlement occurs when someone in charge of another’s money and/or property, usually a company’s, takes or uses those assets for their own personal gain. In definition, it may sound the same as any other type of theft, but there a few key differences that set embezzlement apart. If you are...
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