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Experienced Financial Crimes Defense Lawyer

No matter what type of criminal charges you may be faced with, I can defend your rights and your future.

Attorney Peter Katz

A Financial Crimes Lawyer with Business Prowess

Any type of financial criminal offense is prosecuted harshly. Being a prime suspect in connection with a financial crime can leave you feeling helpless. You need to seek representation if you have been arrested or indicted for a financial crime.

With three decades of experience helping clients like yourself, we are prepared to help you fight financial crime charges. If you want a free case evaluation, do not hesitate to contact our New Jersey or New York office.

Types of Financial Crimes We Handle

We Provide Resilient Advocacy When Needed

Allegations of a financial crime can be devastating, jeopardizing your career prospects and personal security. Investigated primarily by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an indictment alone can have a damaging impact on your professional future.

Effectively defending financial crime charges depends on knowing which factors in your case will lessen your culpability. It is just a matter of knowing how to find them. Our attorney will strategically plan a defense that affords you the best chance of getting your charges dismissed, reduced, or dropped.

Defending Against Financial Crime Charges

Depending on your circumstances, a Princeton, NJ, financial crimes attorney may develop the following defenses:

Fourth Amendment Violations

Law enforcement must have probable cause and a valid warrant to search your home or office. If a police officer does not secure a warrant, they can only search with your consent (except for an exigent circumstance). An illegal search violates an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights, meaning that any evidence obtained from the search will likely be unusable as evidence against you.

Insufficient Evidence

To convict you, there must be sufficient incriminating evidence. The burden of proof in a criminal case is beyond a reasonable doubt. This is a high burden for the government to meet, forcing them to prove your guilt so that a reasonable person would not even doubt that you committed the alleged offense. If your defense attorney believes that the prosecution has not met their burden, then they will ask the judge to grant a motion to dismiss based on insufficiency of evidence.

Lack of Intent

Most financial crimes require that the defendant intended to commit the offense. The prosecution must demonstrate that you took part in a scheme to defraud or deceive someone out of money. If the prosecution cannot prove this, they cannot prosecute you. Furthermore, building a strong defense may involve showing that even though you took part in the events, you lacked the requisite intent.

Exceptional Financial Crimes Attorney

Being accused of a financial crime can threaten your well-being and wealth. We are ready to assist you if you are under government investigation, arrested, or charged with a financial criminal offense. Contact our office online to learn how we can help, or schedule your free consultation.

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