Mortgage Fraud, Stock Fraud, and Bank Fraud can be Prosecuted in Federal Court
Complex Federal Financial Crimes
“The thing with money is, it makes you do things you don’t want to do.”
Complex Federal Financial Crime Defense in Michigan
The United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Michigan frequently prosecutes white collar federal crime. These crimes can include everything from bank fraud, embezzlement, mortgage fraud, and securities fraud. The federal agents, generally the FBI, are relentless in their investigations and with an endless amount of resources, will do whatever it takes to bring their investigations to a negative conclusion for you if they think you have committed these serious white collar federal crimes.
Corporate Fraud
This type of white collar federal crime includes insider trading, fraudulent trades to increase the price of company stock, late trading, and misuse of corporate property for personal gain. These types of crimes are generally always sophisticated and any successful defense requires bringing in the best experts in the areas of corporate and equity finance in order to show that you didn’t commit any crime.
Federal Embezzlement in Michigan
18 USC §641-670 encompasses much of a federal fraud and embezzlement charge. Simply put, whoever embezzles, steals, purloins, or knowingly converts to his use or the use of another, or without authority, sells, conveys or disposes of any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the United States or of any department or agency thereof, or any property made or being made under contract for the United States or any department or agency; or whoever receives, conceals, or retains the same with intent to convert it to his use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined or converted is guilty of a potential ten year crime. Although this is the basic definition, the law delves in and punishes specific situations of fraud, such as misusing public funds, counterfeiting, and falsely certifying full payment.
Defending Complex Financial Crimes
The strategy to defending a complex federal financial crime case is the exact same as we take in any major complex case. You must start with the investigation, get the best experts involved, make strategic decisions for trial, and prepare nonstop. Then litigate, litigate litigate. Finally, you must be aggressive and go on offense in the trial. We are lawyers that do all of these things and love handling and trying complex cases.