JKR Law

Embezzlement | Identity Theft | Cyber Crimes

White-Collar Crimes describe a range of criminal acts, usually a form of fraud, committed by business and government professionals. The term was reportedly coined by Professor Edwin Sutherland in 1939 which explains white-collar crime as:

“a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation”.

Examples of “white-collar” crimes include:

• Fraud
• Bribery
• Embezzlement
• Computer Crimes
• Forgery (including unauthorized use of someone else’s checks, unauthorized use of someone else’s credit card)
• Identity Theft
• Money Laundering
• Tax Evasion (not paying taxes)
• Tax Fraud (falsifying information on your tax return)
• Workman’s Compensation Fraud
• Mail Fraud
• Auto Insurance Fraud (staging or falsifying accidents in order to collect money from auto insurance companies)

How We Can Help

If you have already been charged with a white collar crime or know you are being investigated for one, the Law Offices of JKR Law are here to help. You may contact us anytime for a free consultation with the best criminal defense team in Southern California.

At the onset of your engagement with the Law Offices of JKR Law we will:

• Gather information about the investigation thoroughly and relentlessly.
• Notify you of your rights in a timely and thorough manner.
• Tactfully advise you about making statements to prosecutors or permitting law enforcement to search your property.

When contacted during the investigation stage of a criminal case, our experienced criminal defense attorneys can:

• Convince investigators not to move forward with the prosecution.
• Make a presentation on your behalf to a grand jury urging them not to return an indictment against you.

Our law firm practices criminal defense at both the trial and appellate level and have represented a significant number of business executives charged with complex white collar crimes, including individuals targeted for prosecution prior to the filing of formal charges. We can prevent charges from being filed at all, stopping a pending prosecution dead in its tracks, call today for a free discreet consultation with Jeff (310)477-2100.