White-Collar Crimes

If the state charges or investigates you for alleged criminal activity, it can cause severe damage to your reputation. This could adversely affect current and prospective business relations and employment opportunities. One common criminal charge that could bring...

You probably heard the term "white-collar crime" at some point. A white-collar crime is not in any way violent; however, there are victims of white-collar crimes in most cases. A white-collar crime can take down a business, destroy a person's savings, cost investors...

One of the most obscure federal government agencies is the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The agency was created in 1936 to police the commodities futures market. The commodities futures market does not involve the buying and selling of actual...

Prosecutors will often look for reasons to pursue charges against someone accused of a cybercrime, or crime involving computers and the Internet. Several federal and state laws prohibit certain activities involving computers and the Internet, including the Computer...

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,...