White Collar Convictions in Newport Beach Receiving Harshest Sentences

White-collar crime is generally recognized as a crime committed by a person in the course of his occupation. White-collar crime tends to overlap with corporate crime because the opportunity for fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, and forgery is more available to white-collar employees. White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor.

Recently, one of four co-defendants in a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $50 million was sentenced to 25 years in prison! According to U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt, this sentence represents one of the longest prison terms issued locally for a white-collar criminal. A 25 year prison sentence is one of the longest prison terms imposed upon a ‘white collar’ criminal in the Southern California federal judicial district. The sentence was imposed to reflect how seriously the Department of Justice is prosecuting these cases as well as the courts beliefs as to the “egregiousness” of the defendant’s conduct in preying upon the unsuspecting investing public.

If you are being investigated or have been arrested for fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, forgery, wire fraud or tax evasion in Newport Beach or anywhere in Orange County, you need the assistance of competent criminal defense attorneys working to ensure your rights are protected and that you receive your constitutional due process. The federal criminal defense lawyers at Houston & Blanco will fight to get your charges reduced or dismissed. We can assist with any state and federal criminal accusations against you. Call TODAY! Do NOT WAIT! Call the Orange County criminal defense attorneys of Houston & Blanco at 714.841.3921 or email at info@HBLawyers.net.