We recently discussed the case of the postal worker who is accused of white collar crimes based on her actions at the post office processing center. If you recall, she was convicted on identity theft and fraud. Both of these are serious crimes.If you are facing white...
When you are waiting on something to come through the mail, you expect that it will be delivered quickly. You probably don't think that your mail is going to be stolen and destroyed; however, this is exactly what happened in upstate New York.The 27-year-old former...
White collar crimes can land you in prison, but that isn't the only thing that can happen with these. One of the effects of a white collar crime charges is that your employment might be impacted. In fact, this negative effect can go far beyond just your current...
White collar crimes can threaten your career. Many careers involve having to be trustworthy and filled with integrity. For this reason, people who are facing white collar crime charges need to work hard on their defense to try to protect their career.There are some...
White collar crimes come either from intentional actions that a person performed that he or she knew were illegal or from actions that the person didn't know were illegal when he or she did them. No matter which one of these instances your case falls under, you have...
We recently discussed identity theft and how this white collar crime can be rather complex to defend against if the prosecution opts to pursue charges. The fact of the matter is that all white collar crimes have the possibility of being very complex. For this reason,...
There are a number of different type of fraudulent acts that can occur. One of these is identity theft. This is a criminal act on the federal level, as well as the state level. In a nutshell, identity theft occurs when one person uses another person's information for...
In the United States, tax law can be incredibly difficult to understand. That is because while the country has a number of laws on the books that punish people for attempting to evade taxes through fraudulent means, it remains perfectly legal to attempt to avoid taxes...
Fraud comes in many forms, but some cases put a very vulnerable population in danger. This occurs when the elderly are the victims. Some people hear that an elderly person was taken advantage of and they automatically think the worst of the person who is accused of...
The term "white collar crime" was coined in 1939, back in the day when every good businessman wore a suit and a stiff white-collared shirt. Only common laborers wore dark shirts to help hide the dirt or dust from their jobs.The term has now become synonymous with...