Common White-Collar Crimes

Common White-Collar Crimes

“White collar crime” is a broad description, not a single charge. The FBI includes financial and related offenses such as health care, mortgage, and securities fraud and money laundering. The prosecution must prove the elements of the actual statute charged; an...
What is Medicare Fraud?   

What is Medicare Fraud?   

Medicare fraud generally involves knowingly deceptive conduct to obtain payment or benefits from the program. Allegations may concern billing for services not provided, false documentation, misuse of a beneficiary’s information, or improper payments for...
What is Tax Fraud?

What is Tax Fraud?

Tax fraud is a broad phrase for allegedly dishonest tax conduct. Criminal tax evasion and filing a false return are distinct offenses, and a mistake or inability to pay does not automatically establish willfulness. The IRS Criminal Investigation division investigates...
What to Do if You Have Been Arrested for Domestic Abuse

What to Do if You Have Been Arrested for Domestic Abuse

A domestic violence arrest in Florida can bring a criminal case and immediate release conditions. A call to police does not automatically require an arrest or prove a charge. Officers investigate the facts, and a prosecutor decides whether to file charges. Florida...
What to do When Police Ask to Search Your Car

What to do When Police Ask to Search Your Car

During a Florida traffic stop, remain calm, pull over safely, keep your hands visible, and provide the documents the officer lawfully requests. Do not reach suddenly for items; explain where they are first. A traffic stop is a Fourth Amendment seizure, and a request...
Will I Go To Jail if My Homicide Case Involved Self-Defense?

Will I Go To Jail if My Homicide Case Involved Self-Defense?

A death following an act claimed as self-defense can still lead to investigation, arrest, and prosecution. Whether the use of force was legally justified depends on the precise circumstances. “Homicide” describes a killing; murder is a particular criminal charge. A...

Corruption Rap For 4 Miami Cops – CBS News

Media archive (April 9, 2003). CBS News, carrying an Associated Press report, reported that a federal jury convicted four Miami police officers of obstruction-related charges arising from allegations that a gun was planted after a 1997 shooting or that officers helped...