South Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
The chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government (our protectors/masters in DC) Attorney General Eric Holder announced his marching orders: Arrest all those who commit “economic crimes”. In his speech to the National Sheriffs’ Association’s at their 2010 Winter Conference he set out on his warpath to end economic crimes. (He omitted to address bankers and stock brokers). In his speech he said the Feds plan ….”To give particular emphasis to initiatives aimed at tackling economic crime, international organized crime, youth violence and the exploitation of children. “South Florida criminal lawyers, like your host, have been inundated with mortgage fraud, credit card fraud and identify theft cases. In fact the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor has a staff working fulltime on prosecuting mortgage fraud cases.
In federal court there has been a significant increase in mortgage fraud cases ongoing as of January 2010 and more cases in South Florida Criminal courts in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Awash in paper and drowning in documents these cases are a nightmare for all involved. If you or anyone close to you wants to discuss a criminal law issue with me concerning identity theft crimes, credit card crimes, fraud or embezzlement charges call me. I’m either at my desk talking on the phone, in court, in deposition or eating at my desk. Whatever it is I’m up to I’m here for you. Call now and speak with me.