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If you always end up with a hefty tax bill at the end of the calendar year, you may look for ways to reduce your liability through various tactics. While not necessarily illegal, you need to be careful, as you may toe the line between tax avoidance and tax evasion. According to NerdWallet, though tax avoidance and tax evasion sound…
Credit card fraud refers to a wide variety of actions in which a person uses a credit card, debit card or other payment method illegally. This fraud is a white-collar crime, and the penalties for a conviction can be serious. Whether there is a fraud charge due to using someone else’s information to apply for a credit card or for…
The law differentiates white collar crimes from blue collar crimes in several ways. But when it comes to potential penalties, white collar criminal convictions can have just as big of an impact on your life. For example, mail fraud is one of the more common types of white collar crimes. What is it? And how does the law punish those…
You understand how important it is to maintain a good professional reputation, particularly if you serve a rotation of clients or customers in a capacity like a real estate agent. If your profile is high enough, you might become the target of a fraudster who will try to impersonate you to acquire money from your clients. For example, you may…
If you’ve been watching the headlines, one thing is clear: Federal authorities are starting to go after white-collar criminals (and suspected criminals) in a big way. In the last month alone, there have been major developments involving the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma, and big fines were leveled against Goldman Sachs for its involvement in a Malaysian bribery scheme in…
Having a “company card” is a privilege that not every employee gets. Generally speaking, access to a company card is reserved for only the employees that are in the most trusted positions. While some companies carefully watch the charges that go on those cards, others do not. As long as the balance gets paid and there doesn’t seem to be…
White collar prosecutions usually take people by surprise. Sometimes, they have no idea that what they did was even illegal. Other times, they got caught up in circumstances that spiraled out of control before they realized it, and they simply never took the time to think about the potential consequences. If you’re facing charges, it helps to understand the kinds…
You’d never even steal a $20 bill from someone’s unattended wallet, so how did you find yourself facing charges of credit card fraud? It can happen more easily than you might think. Credit card fraud is a type of identity theft, and it’s a common problem in this country. While many instances of fraud involve online predators from far-flung lands,…
An Illinois pastor at a Chicago church has been indicted on charges of stealing over $800,000 of money that was designated for a food program to help needy children. The 45-year-old man had previously been charged with fraud for taking $100,000 from an elderly man in 2011. The pastor ran a daycare at a local church, which received funding from…
Illinois residents may be aware that several celebrities have been charged in connection with a college admissions scandal. Actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in May to paying an admissions consultant $15,000 to improve her daughter’s SAT scores, and the ‘Desperate Housewives” and ‘American Crime” star appeared in court on Sept. 13 to learn her fate. Huffman stated in a Sept.…