The chief executive of a financial firm will be fighting federal fraud charges that claim he sold $179 million dollars worth of sham loans to an out-of-state investment company. The chairman and CEO of the Orlando-based firm allegedly forged signatures as well as...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Month: December 2015
2 indicted by Federal grand jury on federal drug charges
Two men from Charlotte County were recently arrested on drug charges. Federal agents suspect the two were functioning as distributors of methamphetamine throughout Charlotte County. When individuals in Florida are accused of federal drug charges, they typically...
Florida makes top of list in analysis on fraud rates
Fraud, like other crimes, is ubiquitous in the United States, and is an ongoing concern for law enforcement agencies in every state. As a recent analysis by WalletHub show, though, some states are certainly more vulnerable to fraud than others, and Florida is among...
Appeal highlights split among courts on federal fraud law, P.1
Earlier this month, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came down with a decision that further underscores the need for clarification of a federal fraud law. The court ended up overturning a conviction against a former New York police officer under the Computer...
Online communications and criminal investigation, P.2
Last time, we began speaking about privacy rights in the context of criminal investigations involving online communications. As we pointed out, federal law currently does not require investigators to obtain a warrant for email and other online communications which are...
Could you be breaking the law by playing fantasy sports?
Playing fantasy sports is just a harmless pastime - or is it? In recent years, Federal prosecutors have become increasingly zealous in their attempts to crack down on white collar crime, and fantasy sports could be their next target. We recently prepared a...
Online communications and criminal investigation, P.1
Privacy is obviously an important right when it comes to criminal investigations, and a good deal of criminal defense work focuses on privacy-related issues. When investigators fail to abide by a criminal suspect’s privacy rights, they can unfairly benefit from...