Is Credit Card Fraud a Felony in Florida?
There has been a lot of talk of credit card fraud in recent years and it is no wonder as the incidences of credit card fraud have skyrocketed. From the ...
Defenses to White-Collar Crimes
White-collar crimes are sophisticated in nature. They are financial crimes that are usually complex. Multiple state and federal agencies will generally be involved in a white-collar crime investigation. If you ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Primer on Tax Evasion
It’s that time of year when many of us are busy compiling records in order to prepare our state and federal income tax filings. Let’s face it: navigating the tax ...