Listen to any case involving a charge of fraud of New York, and you will likely hear some form of the word “intentional” used multiple times. Many of those that we here at Sapone and Petrillo LLP have helped over the years have come to us with concerns that their...
Protecting Your Rights And Your Future
Month: June 2017
Get the help you need to fight racketeering charges
Racketeering charges are rarely handed out casually, so if you recently received charges or suspect that some agency is investigating you, you need to begin building a strong legal defense as soon as possible. In many cases, racketeering charges include a number of...
Defining mail fraud
The word “fraud” is often used in a general sense to describe any activity in which one tries to deceive another in an attempt to secure a financial gain. However, there are actually several different types of fraud whose classification depends on the type of medium...
Insider trading evidence challenged
A New York banker was sentenced to three years for giving an unfair investment tip to his father. According to Newsday, the judge did not believe that the man was being honest when he claimed he did not know his father would trade on his stock tip. The banker focused...
How common are immigration offenses?
While there are many criminal offenses that are well-known in New York, such as drunk driving and embezzlement, there are others you may have never heard of that are just as common. One of the fastest-growing types of federal crimes is immigration crimes, something...