Los Angeles Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys

White Collar Crimes

White collar crimes tend to be committed by people of respectable and high social status in the course of their occupations.  There are a variety of nonviolent crimes which are considered to be white collar crimes, and the common denominator is that they take place in commercial situations with the purpose of achieving financial gain.  White collar crimes cost the United States more than $300 billion every year, according to the FBI, and people found to be committing these crimes will be harshly prosecuted, especially if the white collar crime violated a federal law.  White collar crimes are deliberate acts motivated by profit and tend to be made up of complex, sophisticated, and technical actions.  Most white collar crimes in Los Angeles occur over a longer period of time and involve manipulation that is disguised as legitimate behavior.  White collar crimes include such criminal activities as:

Los Angeles White Collar Crime Lawyers

Almost all white collar crimes are federal crimes, meaning that they are handled by the federal government.  The government has the power to sanction both individuals and corporations for these offenses, and will be very thorough when prosecuting these types of crimes.  Lengthy, meticulous investigations typically precede charges for white collar crimes, making it especially important to have representation from a Los Angeles federal criminal defense attorney.  Penalties for white collar crimes include fines, home detention, community confinement, paying the cost of prosecution, forfeitures, restitution, supervised release, and imprisonment.  The earlier you have a lawyer representing you, the better the chance you will have of overcoming your charges.  The moment you suspect you are under investigation is the perfect time to call a criminal defense attorney from our firm.      

Contact a Los Angeles Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer at the Law Offices of Kestenbaum, Eisner, & Gorin, LLP, today!