The term "White Collar Crime" is ordinarily applied to such offenses as mail fraud, banking fraud, racketeering and other complicated schemes to defraud. The term is likewise applied to violations of laws establishing federal reporting requirements such as filing reports of large cash transactions (over $10,000 in cash.) Allegations of "money laundering"  are highly technical and are in this category. Federal crimes involving Securities (stocks, bonds, and other investment instruments) are referred to as White Collar Crimes. Medical care providers who file false claims under various federal medical assistance programs will be prosecuted for White Cocllar Cimes. Another area, so large that it deserves its own subsection, involves tax related crimes.

      White Collar Crimes are complex, paper (and time) intensive and are generally prosecuted by the most experioenced federal prosecutors.  The penalties can include decades in federal prisons and millions in fines and assessments. Defendants that you have heard about on TV or read about in the newspapers  include bank officers, Congressmen, stock brokers, accountants, lawyers, and others in respected professions.

     The offense may be as simple as failing to properly fill out all of the federal forms for a loan or other transaction, or as complex as the Enron scandal. We have the experience to evaluate and represent you on such charges. If the charges indiocate a need for a larger team of defense professionals (other attorneys, forensic accountants, businesss or brokerage experts, etc.) we can assemeble that team from the finest practitioners around the country. 

     H. Manuel Hernandez, Esq., a Board Certified Criminal Trial Specialist is "of counsel" to the firm and available to handle cases for our White Collar defense team. Mr. Hernandez, a former Assistant United States Attorney himself, has 28 years of experience. Mr. Hernandez is one of the several attorneys with The Defense Group, admitted to practice in the Federal Courts of Florida and Puerto Rico and the federal appellate courts. He is regularly involved in the defense of tax, immigration, fraud and other complex white collar federal crimes.

     If you are the target of a federal inquiry involving any activity similar to those described above, then please call us right away at 1-800-INNOCENT or one of our local numbers to arrange for a free and confidential initial consultaion to discuss your situation.

     We look forward to assisting you. We can help!