Public Corruption
Public corruption is a white collar crime. It occurs when there has been a breach of public trust or an abuse of power by a government official. The abuse of ...
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act In 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continue to make investigating violations of and enforcing compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) a ...
Florida Man Arraigned on Charges from 2014 Embezzlement
Embezzlement Embezzlement is a white-collar crime. A person charged with embezzlement is being accused of having had lawful possession of another person’s property but converting that property for his or ...
Ron Herman Appears on CBS 12 Discussing Epstein Case
West Palm Beach, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 21, 2019 – Attorney Ron D. Herman, founder of Herman Law, P.A., was featured on the August 14 broadcast of CBS 12 news offering ...
West Palm Beach Mayor Appoints Attorney Ron Herman to Advisory Board
West Palm Beach, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 30, 2019 – Ron Herman is honored to be appointed by Keith James, the Mayor of the City of West Palm Beach to ...
Insurance Fraud
White-collar crime refers to a financial crime that involves things like deception or misappropriation of funds. While you may see CEOs and wealthy entrepreneurs facing white collar crime charges such ...
What’s the Difference Between Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion?
Tax avoidance and tax evasion sound very similar. It would appear on the surface that both actions are intended to reduce the amount of money you owe the Internal Revenue ...
Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when a person assumes the identity of another person and represents himself or herself as that person in order to obtain a financial gain. Identity theft is ...
Ron Herman Named Chair of 15th Circuit Bar Grievance Committee
Ron Herman Named Chair of 15th Circuit Bar Grievance Committee (May 24, 2019) West Palm Beach, FL After serving as a committee member on the Fifteenth Circuit Grievance Committee (“A”) ...
I’ve Been Arrested — What Happens Next?
Whether a person is arrested at home, in public, or by turning yourself in at the police station, being arrested can make a person panic. In many cases, a person ...