An innocent business transaction may cause a bank to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) identifying you as a possible criminal.
If your business or personal activities involve cash transactions, a bank may flag you as a suspect. A federal investigation may then result in allegations that you are illegally structuring payments under $10,000 to avoid reporting requirements, an activity often related to money laundering and narcotics sales. Your name also may become associated with an investigation due to an erroneous Social Security number or multiple addresses.
It is critical to get legal advice if you have any reason to believe you are under investigation for a crime.
Any investigation into white-collar or financial crime can escalate rapidly before the suspect is ever approached by investigators. If you have noticed any unusual activity, queries, or change in behavior of those around you, consult right away with an attorney experienced in financial crime defense.
Contact our Miami law office if you would like to discuss your situation with a financial crime defense attorney. We offer discreet and responsive representation to individuals, accounting professionals, and corporations throughout the nation from our south Florida location.
Effective financial crimes defense requires attorneys prepared to practice at all levels of state and federal trials and appeals.
Lawyers at our firm, Rothman & Associates have experience handling complex financial cases at all levels, including those prosecuted as racketeering (RICO) and conspiracy cases. We represent clients called to testify in front of federal grand juries, and have handled cases investigated by numerous agencies that individually or in combination oversee investigations into alleged financial crimes: the US Secret Service Financial Crimes Division, the US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the US Secret Service Organized Crimes Program, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
We have successfully represented businesses and executives involved in investigations of antitrust violations and price-fixing, negotiating the implementation of compliance programs which have allowed our clients to avoid debarment.
Financial crime cases we are prepared to handle include those involving allegations of:
- forgery
- banking violations
- embezzlement
- criminal tax evasion
- tax fraud
- accounting fraud
- bribery of officials
- credit card fraud
- debit card fraud
- telecommunications crime
- computer crime
- identity theft
- food stamp fraud
- counterfeiting of US currency
- government and commercial securities fraud
- insider trading
- electronic funds transfer fraud
- government contract fraud
Our attorneys also defend clients against other corporate and financial crimes, including those involving bribery, illegal kickbacks, trade secret theft, and embezzlement. Locally, we serve clients from the Middle and Southern federal districts of Florida, including Ft. Lauderdale, Miami Beach, West Palm Beach, Hollywood, Palm Beach County, and Broward County; we also represent clients throughout Florida and the United States.
