Montgomery County, PA Corporate Crime Defense Attorney
The term white collar crime was invented in the 1930s and referred to crimes committed by otherwise respectable citizens. Today, the phrase is used to describe nonviolent crimes. In other words, white collar crime defendants can be drug dealers charged with laundering money or executives accused of embezzling from a business organization. Many white collar criminal charges are federal crimes, although others are handled in state courts.
Attorney William Spade is a Philadelphia trial lawyer who defends individuals in complex, high-profile cases that often appear on the front pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. His record of accomplishment includes numerous jury trial acquittals, as well as reduced and dismissed charges. He attributes his success to his academic preparation and his more than 20 years of varied legal experience that includes being an associate attorney at a large law firm, a federal law clerk and a prosecutor.
He defends clients against charges such as:
- Tax evasion and fraud. These cases can involve misstatements on tax returns, trusts established to avoid payment of taxes and failure to pay businesses taxes.
- Health care and insurance fraud. Spade defends clients against fraud charges that include false insurance claims and deliberately erroneous medical billings.
- Mortgage and bank fraud. These cases can involve misstatements on mortgage loan applications and false disbursements at closings.
- Mail and wire fraud. These charges involve the use of the mail or other communication methods to obtain money by deception or fraud.
- Computer and Internet fraud. Like mail and wire fraud, computer and Internet fraud charges involve using computers and/or the Internet to perpetrate a fraud. Examples include identity theft, theft of services, and using the Internet to violate copyright and other intellectual property protections.
- Bribery. This charge generally involves paying a public official to influence decisions made or actions performed in an official capacity.
- Public corruption. Public corruption refers to the violation of a public official's duty of faith toward his or her community, often as a result of bribery of some type.
- Embezzlement. Embezzlement is a type of theft involving the misappropriation of items or funds with which a person has been entrusted.
- Money laundering. These can be complex charges, requiring an understanding of how money can be moved through accounts and to other jurisdictions.
- Immigration fraud. These cases often involve legal immigrants with valid green cards or visas who are charged with employing undocumented workers.
- Kickbacks. Kickback charges are essentially bribery charges, involving payment to an individual or business to gain an advantage.
- Counterfeiting. This charge involves printing, altering or coining money illegally.
- Violent crimes. These can be charges such as manslaughter, homicide and arson.
- Sex crimes. These can include date rape, possession of child pornography and prostitution charges.
- Drug crimes. These involve trafficking and manufacturing of controlled substances.
Contact Philadelphia federal white collar criminal attorney William Spade. Call 866-570-4171, toll free.
