When building a criminal defense case, it is always important for defendants to work with an experienced attorney in evaluating the way police investigated the case. This is especially true in cases involving drug charges, which often involve search issues. In some...
Tampa Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer
Year: 2014
Fraud charges need to be met with strong criminal defense, regardless of circumstances
Fraud is, generally speaking, not an area that Florida is generally known to have under control. To take just one example, recent data released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions shows that Florida has had the highest incidence of mortgage fraud in the nation for five...
Work with our firm to ensure trial issues are preserved for later appeal
A Florida woman who is currently serving a 21-year sentence for using other taxpayers’ identities to file false tax returns may be able to have her sentence reduced after a successful appeal of her case. The reason for the appeal in her case was that the judge...
Criminal defense: while specific outcomes are not guaranteed, zealous advocacy is
Readers who have visited our website know that we pride ourselves on our commitment to providing our clients with the best possible criminal defense in their case. What this means is that our job is to provide our clients with the resources and advocacy they need to...
Tax fraud case against ‘Jersey Shore’ actor delayed until March
Back in October, we wrote about the tax fraud case of former “Jersey Shore” star Mike Sorrentino. As we noted, Sorrentino and his brother have been charged with failing to report business and personal income on tax returns between 2010 and 2012, as well as...
Reverend Al Sharpton reacts to fresh attention to tax troubles
For public figures, particularly those involved in politics and political advocacy, tax blunders can be a disruptive thing to endure. For civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton, tax troubles recently became a sore subject once again when the New York Times published...
Swiss banker found not guilty of tax fraud
Raoul Weil, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Wealth Management & Business Banking, received good news last week when he was found not guilty of conspiracy to commit tax fraud. Those charges were connected to accusations that the company was...
Changes to federal sentencing guidelines now apply
As of the beginning of the month, reforms in the way the Federal Sentencing Guidelines deal with drug cases went into effect. The changes, which were approved by the Sentencing Commission earlier this year, will result in relief both in the way drug offenders are...
Florida high court rules police must have warrant to track suspect’s cell phone location
When police conduct criminal investigations, they cannot do whatever they want. Police are bound by rules which aim to protect the rights of those suspected of criminal activity. One of these important rights is that of privacy. Among the rules intended to protect...
Work with an experienced attorney to minimize consequences of fraud charges
Criminal defense is not always a matter of attempting to avoid all criminal liability. In fact, many cases of criminal defense involve minimizing the consequences of criminal charges by ensuring that prosecutors are able to provide sufficient evidence to support each...