Phoenix, Arizona White Collar Crime Defense
Phoenix, Arizona White Collar Crime Defense
White collar crimes are being prosecuted more vigourously than ever in Arizona state and federal courts. While traditionally, white collar crimes were limited to embezzlement and theft, modern trends in Arizona and throughout the country have seen a shift in the types of white collar crimes that are prosecuted, and the resources that are committed to them.
Embezzlement charges can stem from any number of situations, including: when an employee takes money from a business by signing checks without permission, using the company credit card for personal purposes, or faking time cards or expenses vouchers. Prosecutors typically view embezzlements harshly as they represent a breach of trust. As a result, they seek a laundry list of charges such as fraudulent schemes and artifices, forgery, and theft to up the ante against the person charged.
Fortunately, Jason has handled dozens of embezzlement cases over the past two decades is among the most experienced criminal defense attorneys in this area. He recently had all charges dismissed for one of his clients as he was able to show that the employer, whose business was failing, set up the client (employee) to take the fall so that he could collect insurance money for the theft. Through months of dilgent work, Jason’s client is free and the employer is the one who needs a criminal defense lawyer!
It should come as no great shock to anyone that the real estate market collapse revealed mortgage fraud in many questionable loans. Jason Lamm defended a principal player in one of the first and largest federal mortgage fraud cases in United States District Court. Despite charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and mail fraud, through detailed and intensive hard work, Jason was able to get all charges dismissed.
Investment and securities fraud has also come under the prosecutors’ microscopes in the wake of master criminal Bernie Madoff. Jason has successfully defended clients on charges of fraudulent schemes, money laundering, conspiracy, and theft by misrepresentation in cases where multi-million dollar losses were alleged as a result of the sale of unlicensed and fraudulent securities and investments.
With so many people now filing bankruptcy, it is our prediction that in the next few years there will be a wave of bankruptcy fraud cases filed by federal prosecutors against people who made false statements and perjured themselves in the bankruptcy process by failing to disclosed assets to defraud creditors. It is this type of vision and insight into modern trends of white collar crime that allows us to stay on the cutting edge and be ready for the next wave of white collar crime defense.
There really is no substitute for years years of experience defending white collar crimes in Arizona. Jason Lamm has emerged distinguished himself as one of the top white collar criminal defense lawyers in Arizona. Because each white collar case is so unique, we ask that you contact us for a professional consultation so that we may better assist you based on the needs of your circumstances.
