White-Collar Crimes

You may think you have an idea for a good investment opportunity, but is your plan legal? While many investment opportunities are legitimate, some are illegal, including Ponzi schemes. What is a Ponzi scheme? Ponzi schemes are a type of pyramid scheme. In a Ponzi...

Most fraud schemes are aimed at the general public, but occasionally banks and other financial institutions are the targets of the scheme. In a recent case in Harris County, a 29-year-old woman was arrested and charged with running a credit fraud scheme that allegedly...

When most people think about crime, they probably think about violent crimes like murder or robbery. However, there is a whole area of criminal law that is commonly known as “white collar” crime. Anyone who is facing these types of charges should know some of the...

Facing criminal charges of any type in Texas can be daunting. But, the prospective strategies for facing white collar crimes may be much different than, say, those for facing crimes of violence or drug charges. If you are facing white collar crime charges in Texas,...

Since Merrick Garland took over the role of attorney general earlier this year, various officials at the Department of Justice have said they plan to step up enforcement against white-collar crimes. Recently, the agency provided some details. At a recent symposium,...