White Collar Crime Defense

Kissimmee White Collar Crime Defense Attorney - Lawyer, providing professional White Collar Crime Defense and other Criminal Defense legal services in Kissimmee, St Cloud, Orlando, Osceola & Orange Counties and the Central Florida area.

The term White Collar Crime was originally coined by Professor Edward Sutherland in 1949 in his book “White Collar Crime” to identify nonviolent crimes committed by corporations or individuals such as office workers or sales personnel in the course of their business activities. While his intent was to classify crimes committed by the wealthy, over the years the laws pertaining to criminal offenses regarded as white collar crimes has expanded to include many forms of fraud, theft, and illegal deceptive practices which affect individuals, businesses, the government, and the American Public.

White collar crimes, are often referred to as “professional crimes,” and include, but are not limited to:

The Law Office of Ernest J. Mullins, P.A., represents the legal rights and goals of those involved in while collar crime or other criminal defense issues in Kissimmee, Orlando, Osceola County, Orange County, and the entire Central Florida area. For a confidential legal consultation, please call (407) 846-1111.

A white collar crime often involves intentional acts of deception through misrepresentation of facts by one or more individuals for the purpose of:

• Financial gain

• To obtain benefits which the person (or others who are involved) are otherwise not entitled

• To deprive others of their property or assets

• Or to receive other types of privileges, compensation, or services which the accused would not have received if the true facts were disclosed

Many white collar crimes are also be committed by an omission or purposeful failure to state material facts that are required. In short, omitting relevant facts is just as liable as manufacturing facts which are untrue.

In order for the prosecution to obtain a conviction for a white collar crime they must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused person (or persons) intentionally and knowingly committed the criminal offense. If two or more people developed a plan together and/or participated in the crime, conspiracy to commit a fraud may also be charged.

In white collar crime defense cases, The Law Office of Ernest J. Mullins, P.A., will put every piece of evidence under a microscope, as well as the actions of law enforcement as they pertain to the case in an effort to prove innocence or show the jury and/or judge that a reasonable doubt of guilt does in fact exist.

Kissimmee White Collar Crime Defense Attorney - Lawyer, providing professional White Collar Crime Defense and other Criminal Defense legal services in Kissimmee, St Cloud, Orlando, Osceola & Orange Counties and the Central Florida area.

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