If you or someone you know is confronted with money laundering charges in Texas, it’s not only a legal hurdle to surmount but is also a test to navigate a maze of intricacies. Understanding your rights and the appropriate actions…
Category: Money Laundering
2022
Category: Embezzlement | Fraud | Money Laundering | Ponzi Schemes | Robbery | White Collar Crime
White collar crimes are prevalent in the U.S. Money offers both temptation and opportunity. These crimes occur in the context of someone taking advantage of a position of trust to embezzle or to encourage people to engage in some fraudulent…
2021
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering
Most people are unaware of the level of fraud attempted each year against the government. While some of these cases receive media attention, most go unnoticed to the general public. The general rule is that, more often than not peopler…
2021
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering | Wire Fraud
Romance offers many avenues in which to travel, but federal prison is not normally considered one of them. Eleven defendants in Texas learned recently that federal prison is where theymay be headed because of their involvement in a romance scam.…
2019
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering
The American Bar Association (ABA) has been accused of trying to block Congressional efforts to close loopholes that enable money laundering, terrorism, human trafficking and a host of other crimes.
What the ABA opposes was spelled out quite succinctly…
2019
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Money Laundering
In case you thought “blood diamonds” weren’t enough, here comes “blood gold.”
One of the most disturbing narratives from 2018 was the developments in the “blood gold” industry which have made its way from Latin America to South Florida…
2018
Category: Bitcoin | Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Money Laundering
The term “money laundering” was first used at the turn of the 20th Century. It was a label used against organizations who took income derived from illegal activity and washed it into the flow of legal money in the general…
2018
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Money Laundering
Reputable media outlets have in recent months give credible voice to allegations that President Donald Trump and his team knew about money laundering in real estate deals before he was elected. As investigations by the Special Counsel and the New…
2016
Category: Money Laundering | White Collar Crime
Money laundering did not become illegal in the U.S. until 1986 when Congress passed the Money Laundering Control Act. This federal law made it easy to prosecute because it removed individual intent and the limits of money involved.
Money…
2016
Category: Money Laundering
Fame can bring unexpected consequences. American dance instructor Abby Lee Miller is famous for expressing high expectations and use harsh words for her young dance students. The reality TV star, Dance Moms, is now facing harsh prison time for…