White Collar Crimes

If the police arrive at your door with a search warrant, you might feel stressed and intimidated. You may find yourself questioning your rights, your responsibilities and the right course of action. Knowing the process and your role in it will help you handle this...

Forgery is a severe crime in New York. It involves creating, modifying or endorsing written documents falsely intending to defraud. The act of forging signatures on checks or creating counterfeit identification documents can lead to forgery charges. The penalties for...

Mail fraud is a serious crime in the United States, involving the use of the postal system to commit fraudulent acts. This crime can encompass a wide range of activities, from simple scams to complex fraud schemes. Understanding the punishments for mail fraud can shed...

When you work in the medical field in New York, you agree to maintain a certain degree of ethics and “do no harm” to others. There are many laws in place that seek to keep physicians and other medical professionals in check, and one such law is the Anti-Kickback...

Most people old enough to want to purchase a home or secure a mortgage will remember that not that long ago, major banks and mortgage lenders were happy to extend financing on very expensive homes to people with no provable income or assets that could serve as...

Making mistakes is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of the corporate world. Mistakes can teach us better ways to operate our careers and businesses, but they can also destroy a company’s reputation and success. When an entrepreneur unknowingly makes mistakes that...

A few years ago, federal authorities seemed to be heavily investigating pharmacies, pain clinics and individual doctors for signs of Medicare fraud and assorted drug crimes. Now, the focus has shifted once again. Going into 2020 and beyond, you can generally expect...