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Many people use the word "entrapment" to describe any situation in which an undercover police officer or confidential informant participates in a criminal investigation. Legally, however, entrapment has a much more specific meaning. Simply being caught during a sting...
Federal criminal charges can follow federal investigations. Interstate commerce, white-collar criminal schemes and alleged terrorist activity could all lead to federal prosecution. While many federal charges relate to particularly egregious violations of the law...
Many times, when people are accused of financial crimes, such as embezzlement or investment fraud, they are referred to as white collar crimes. This is a term that has been used since 1939, when it was coined by a sociologist named Edwin Sutherland. But the opposite...
The goal of a grand jury is simply to determine if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial. The members of the grand jury are asked to decide if there is probable cause based on the evidence of criminal activity. If there is, they can then recommend that...
A federal fraud investigation does not always begin with public officials or political corruption. In some cases, private business professionals, consultants or employees become targets after prosecutors uncover hidden payments, secret business arrangements or...
If you are facing federal charges in Texas, you’re not just in another criminal case. The rules are different, the resources are different and the consequences are on an entirely different level. The federal justice system is built for scale and aggressive...
Many people focus on what’s happening during the trial phase in a federal criminal procedure, but there are a lot of steps that happen before that. The pretrial stage is where the case usually begins to take shape. A federal case usually begins with an investigation...
People who are at the center of a criminal investigation may receive a target letter, which is a notice that’s sent out by a federal prosecutor. This means that the government has substantial evidence linking the person who receives the letter to a potential crime and...
Wire fraud allegations often lead to federal prosecution. Like other federal crimes prosecuted at the federal level, wire fraud can lead to substantial financial consequences, jail time and a permanent criminal record. People sometimes misunderstand the basis of wire...
Embezzlement is often referred to as “white collar” crime. It is a form of theft. The allegation for the person who has been charged is that they misappropriated or misused financial assets that they had access to because of their position. For those facing an...