Tax evasion and tax avoidance may sound similar, but they are not the same. Tax avoidance means using tools available under the law, such as deductions and credits, to reduce the amount of taxes one owes. Tax evasion means seeking to avoid paying the taxes that one...

Wire fraud is the intentional use of television, radio or wire (phone, email or internet) means to scam a person out of money or property. It is a federal felony that comes with severe penalties. Individuals accused of this may have questions about the charges against...

Facing accusations of criminal activity made by another Florida resident is likely something you never anticipated. Your surprise likely extends even furthers should you stand alleged of committing something as seemingly serious as white-collar crime. Such is the...

Filing your taxes is often complicated, and if you are like many Florida residents, you may make an estimate here and there when doing so. If the Internal Revenue Service reviews your return and decides it needs more information from you than what is currently...

Mail fraud remains one of the most common types of white collar crimes that individuals end up charged and convicted of. It may surprise you to know that mail fraud is more than just a petty crime or misdemeanor. In fact, no matter the extent of the fraud, the law...

You read a recent news article about a white-collar criminal who committed credit card fraud. While reading more about the details of the wrongdoing, you realized that some of your credit card activity may border on accidental crimes. To keep you on the right side of...

If you start a Ponzi scheme, you commit a type of investment fraud that involves using funds collected from existing investors to pay new ones. Instead of investing these funds, you continue this cycle of paying new investors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Many people in Florida do not have the money to cover health care costs for medicine or nursing home care. They have to rely on Medicaid as a provider. If you are one of the many users of this program, you do not want law enforcement to suspect you of abusing or...

While Ponzi schemes are a type of financial fraud, Florida actually prohibits these operations under the gambling laws. Also called a pyramid scheme, a Ponzi scheme is an operation that promises exponential profits with limited to no financial risk from signing new...

People in Florida hear the word "fraud" and might immediately assume it to be a well-defined offense that whomever accused of it may have no justification for. Yet that may not always be the case. Indeed, even defining what constitutes fraud can be extremely...