While each instance of alleged white-collar crime has unique factors, a close look at a specific case can reveal some aspects of the New Jersey legal system. Embezzlement, the fraudulent taking of assets by another person entrusted with those assets, often involves a...
When you use electronic communications across state lines to defraud others, you may face conviction, severe fines and up to 20 years in prison. These penalties may also apply even if you do not succeed in stealing someone's money or property. A prosecutor can use the...
Mail fraud is a federal crime. To prove mail fraud, a prosecutor must show that you intended to defraud persons to get their property or money and used the mail to carry out your scheme. Using an interstate delivery service other than the U.S. postal service counts...
Allegations of fraud of any kind risk harm to business owners, investors and industry professionals. When the stakes are in the millions, the penalties threaten the stability of businesses through thousands of dollars worth of fines and the futures of those charged...
Insider trading may lead to civil or criminal charges resulting in steep penalties, prison sentences or both. Under New Jersey and federal law, obtaining non-public information leading back to a company insider and acting upon it for monetary gain is illegal. You can...
