White Collar Crime

Top Rated White Collar Crime Attorneys in Columbus, Ohio

White collar crime is often associated with financial, economic or corporate crime, or crimes committed through the course of an individual’s business. White collar crimes can be charged as federal offenses, Ohio state offenses—or both.

Federal investigations have increasingly targeted white collar crime. The Columbus, Ohio based white collar crime attorneys at Tyack Law have the extensive knowledge and experience needed to build a successful defense for these complex and serious cases.

Defining Ohio White Collar Crime Law

The FBI defines white collar crimes this way:

Ohio white collar crime law is … synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on the application or threat of physical force or violence. The motivation behind these crimes is financial—to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services or to secure a personal or business advantage.

The major threats in this area as:

Corporate fraud, which is exemplified by false accounting, misusing company property for personal gain, and obstructing justice by covering up or lying about fraudulent activities;
Money laundering, which involves spending funds acquired through illegal activities on legal business activities or investments in order to “clean” the money; and
Securities and commodities fraud, such as insider trading, misrepresenting business assets and profits to investors, operating a pyramid scheme, or taking brokerage fees in an illegal manner.

Common White Collar Criminal Cases in Ohio

As Columbus, Ohio based white collar crime attorneys, Tyack Law most often defends clients against state and federal charges for:

Bribery
Conspiracy to commit fraud
Credit card fraud
Computer fraud
Embezzlement
Forgery
Identity theft
Insider trading
IRS tax fraud
Mail and wire fraud
Money laundering
Racketeering
State tax evasion
Forgery
Tampering with records

Embezzlement

Embezzlement describes any method used to divert funds from a business to personal use. It is a kind of theft that can be carried out by physically taking money from a register or safe, creating false invoices, signing over checks, or diverting credit card transactions.

Tyack Law Firm | Experienced White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer

Sentences for white collar crime convictions usually include substantial financial penalties, orders to pay restitution, and incarceration. Prison time is possible, but probation or monitored house arrest tend to be more common for offenses that do not inflict physical harm.

Put our extensive experience at the negotiating table and in the courtroom to work for you. We will bring in outside experts to make sure we have all the necessary resources available to build your defense. We make extensive use of business lawyers, accountants, auditors, and other experts to give you every advantage possible. In fact, we are the only firm in Ohio that has three lawyers named the Best Lawyers in America in the area of white collar crime.

We represent clients charged with white collar criminal offenses in Franklin County, Delaware County, Licking County, Union County, and other surrounding Central Ohio counties. If you are facing charges for a while collar criminal offense, let us know how we can be of service. To schedule a consultation, call (614) 221-1342 or fill out this online contact form.