Anaheim White Collar Crime Defense Attorneys
Anaheim White Collar Crime
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White collar crime is generally seen as crimes that are committed by people using their high social status and general respectability as a way to make illegal gains for themselves. While these crimes have been typically associated with crimes committed by those in high seats of corporate power, the term has come to include many forms of theft crime. White collar crimes do not include violent crime; however, violent crimes may occur in association with acts of white collar crime. Rates for property crime in Anaheim, which white collar crime falls under, average out to 25.01 per 1,000 residents, or 1 in 39 people. Compared to violent crime, Anaheim residents are much more likely to suffer a form of property crime.
Common White Collar Crimes
While there are a wide variety of crimes under the umbrella term of white collar crime, they all have several factors in common. In all such crimes, suspects have fraudulently misrepresented themselves and unlawfully used the monetary assets that they either once legally had access to or illegally gained access to via fraud. Some of the most common white collar crimes, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), are:
- Bankruptcy fraud;
- Identity theft;
- Embezzlement;
- Corporate fraud;
- Money laundering;
- Insurance fraud;
- Insider trading;
- Social Security fraud; and
- Various internet fraud schemes.
The rise in internet fraud crimes has led to many white collar crimes not taking place at a single business anymore, but rather out of a perpetrator's home, and often affecting people across the state or even in various locations around the country.
White Collar Crime Investigation and Punishment in Anaheim
As white collar crime often affects multiple victims and results in grand theft charges due to the large amounts of money being fraudulently gained, investigation and punishment for such crimes are often tenacious and severe. White collar crime in Anaheim and around the United States has come to the public's attention much more in the past decade due to well-known cases such as Enron's corporate fraud and Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. While such cases dealt with incredibly large sums of money, even smaller crimes such as identity theft are frequently penalized by years in prison.
Most large white collar crime schemes involve several different illegal activities committed in accordance with one another. As such, a defendant will not only be subjected to the individual penalties for each crime he or she is convicted of, but can also be charged with aggravated white collar crime. According to California Penal Code 186.11 (a)(1), this can be charged when someone has committed at least two related felonies for fraud or embezzlement that result in the illegal gain of more than $100,000, adding extra prison time to what has already been sentenced.
When the crimes result in over $65,000 taken, one extra year can be added. Between $200,000 and $500,000 can result in two more years of imprisonment, and over $500,000 can be punished by an additional two, three, or five years.
Contacting an Anaheim White Collar Crime Defense Attorney
Being convicted for any form of white collar crime can not only result in devastating prison sentences and monetary fines, but can create a life-long stigma around a person that can prevent them from finding gainful employment again. Anaheim white collar crime defense lawyer Jeremy Goldman has dedicated his life to defending those accused of such crimes throughout Orange County and has a successful track record of reducing harsh sentences and having charges against his clients dismissed completely. Call the Law Offices of Jeremy Goldman today for a consultation on your white collar crime case by dialing (800) 349-1619.
