Blog
New York Criminal Defense Law Blog
How a Ponzi scheme works and common red flags
Financial fraud is an example of white-collar crimes, which are nonviolent schemes committed by industry professionals, hence the name origin. While there are several kinds of financial fraud scams in New York, a common type is a Ponzi scheme. Overview of a Ponzi...
Understanding the types of Medicaid fraud
Medicaid and other types of health care fraud are on the rise in New York City and around the country. If you have been charged with health care fraud, you could face considerable penalties including fines and imprisonment. Understanding health care fraud is a key...
What is accounting fraud?
Business owners in New York may be charged with accounting fraud when there is evidence of manipulated financial records. In order to bring a conviction for accounting fraud, the manipulation of records must be deliberate. How accounting fraud differs from fraud Many...
When should you challenge overbreadth of statutes in New York?
The overbreadth doctrine – commonly shortened to overbreadth – is the rule that a regulation of speech can be too broad, imposing on protected speech as well as protected speech. This is related to vagueness, which is where the rule is too vague for a person to figure...
State trooper avoids prison by entering into plea agreement
A former New York State Police trooper will perform 20 hours of community service for filing a false arrest report and lying during a pretrial hearing. The 34-year-old Long island man’s sentence was handed down on June 28. He was facing up to seven years in a state...
What is check kiting?
Bank fraud is potentially punishable with significant jail time. One type of bank fraud that happens frequently is check kiting. This is when someone intentionally writes checks on an account that they know does not have the funds to cover it. The person committing...
When do you need a motion in limine?
All defendants in a court case are presumed innocent until proven guilty. In your case, there may be certain facts that could prejudice a jury if they were to be revealed. For this reason, the law has given you a way to keep them from being divulged to a New York City...
Money laundering penalties are severe, but deals are common
Individuals in New York and around the country face money laundering charges when prosecutors claim that they helped criminals conceal money that they earned illegally. Lawmakers first took action to prevent money laundering in 1970 when Congress passed the Bank...
Corporate Fraud Can Be Committed By One or More People
New Yorkers know many instances of corporate fraud. Headlines are constantly filled with companies that have been caught stealing, manipulating data, or otherwise obscuring or falsifying information in order to reap an illegal profit. Referred to as white-collar...
There are several types of mortgage fraud
The pride that comes with home ownership is especially strong in New York City where properties often appreciate in value faster than in other parts of the country. However, one thing that many people may not be aware of is that the real estate lending world is...