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The mail is so interwoven in daily life that we may not think about it as a window to crimes like mail fraud, a felony in Minnesota. If you commit a crime involving the mail, you can find yourself in some serious legal jeopardy.
Case in point: a financial advisor in Maple Grove is currently being accused of federal mail fraud as part of a scheme to misuse his client’s funds. The U.S. Attorney’s office is alleging that
Under Minnesota and federal law, white-collar crimes are illegal, non-violent activities that are committed by individuals and organizations for personal or financial gain. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, white-collar crimes are often complex to prosecute because they are often sophisticated crimes dealing with complex transactions.
Negotiating white collar crime charges in Minnesota is complicated. If you are facing white collar charges, it’s important to understand the intricacies of the crime, common penalties, and defenses.
So many people are using credit cards for all their transactions that credit and debit card fraud is becoming more and more common. To combat the rise, law enforcement officials are getting more aggressive with how they go after suspected fraudsters and prosecute them.
If you are facing credit card fraud charges in Minnesota, it is important that you understand what the law says and what potential defenses you can use in this post.
In October, former automobile dealer Denny Hecker made the news when he was scheduled to be transferred from prison to a Twin Cities halfway house. As most Minnesotans know, Hecker was once the owner of 26 automobile dealerships across the state, but he was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2011 after pleading guilty to wire fraud, which amounted to $767 million in bad loans.
Most white collar crime cases don’t get anything like that kind of
If you are facing white collar crime charges in the state of Minnesota, there are any number of offenses that you could be up against. No matter what white collar crime you have been arrested for, though, the penalties are sure to be serious.
If you are going to work with a knowledgeable Minnesota white collar crimes attorney to fight back and protect your good name, it helps to know the details of your specific charge and what strategies
The amount of white collar prosecutions in Minnesota has declined to its lowest rate in 20 years. Why? It’s certainly not because this type of criminal activity has stopped.
The simple fact is that technology has made white collar crimes more complex and convoluted – and the people committing them harder to catch. Because of this, the individuals or organizations that do get prosecuted often find themselves facing incredibly serious consequences as a way to deter others from committing
You’ve heard the term “white collar crime” before, but what exactly is a white collar crime?
A white collar crime is the general term for a wide variety of crimes that are nonviolent, financially motivated, and often use deceit to achieve their purpose. People in a business or government setting are usually the most common perpetrators, and penalties can range from incarceration and high fines to restitution, community service, and probation.
Just because white collar crimes don’t
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