White Collar Crime Lawyers

Defending Minneapolis and St. Paul Since 1997

Your Experienced Minneapolis White Collar Crime Law Firm

Work with an attorney who understands the nuances of your legal situation.

Often referred to as economic or corporate crimes, white collar crimes may leave a lasting mark on your record. As a former Assistant Attorney General, white collar crime lawyer Max A. Keller has experience handling these cases for both sides of the law. He understands the complicated legal and financial issues that many white-collar crimes entail, and he uses his knowledge and experience to your advantage when defending against them.
White collar crimes usually involve finances, securities, taxes, or cybersecurity. Defending against a these types of cases often involves the production and analysis of hundreds or thousands of documents. It is important to hire a defense attorney with the resources and capabilities to handle your case.
Max Keller has what it takes to protect your rights, your reputation, and your freedom.

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What Is White Collar Crime?

Embezzlement

Embezzlement involves misappropriating money or otherwise fraudulent taking of property by someone entrusted with its care and control. This charge may apply to the alleged theft of money, personal property, or real property by intention, fraud, or secret. For example, a store bookkeeper creates bills and receipts for things they did not purchase or activities that did not happen. Instead, he or she took the funds and used them for personal expenditures.

Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud occurs when insured parties allegedly file exaggerated or false insurance claims to recover payouts for losses they did not really suffer. An instance of this may include, for example, a property owner claims a natural disaster caused substantial damage and receives compensation from his or her insurance carrier. If some of the covered damage existed before the disaster, it may result in fraud charges.

Healthcare Fraud

Like other forms of insurance fraud, healthcare fraud refers to making false or fake claims for services to receive compensation from a medical insurance carrier. For instance, a physician charges for more expensive procedures than the ones actually provided to the patient. Often referred to as up-coding, this practice may lead to healthcare fraud charges.

Money Laundering

Money laundering involves making large sums of money earned through illegal means appear to come from a legitimate source. For example, a person takes funds obtained from the sale of drugs and puts them into a business, such as a restaurant. Spending the money on business-related expenses, like buying kitchen equipment or food products, or paying for services or labor, the funds get comingled with those of the restaurant. Once on the restaurant’s balance sheets, it’s difficult to determine the origin of funds, and they can be removed and deposited without drawing question into banking and other such financial accounts.

Identity Theft

The charge of identity theft refers to taking someone else’s personal data and using it in a fraudulent or deceptive way. Usually, some type of economic gain occurs as a result of the use. For instance, taking a discarded pre-approved credit card mailer and activating it and using it without the recipient’s permission may result in charges of identity theft.

Forgery

Man or woman in suit being lead away by police in handcuffsThe crime of forgery occurs when someone makes, alters, uses, or possesses written instruments with fraudulent or deceitful intent. Not all written instruments warrant forgery charges, however. They must have legal significance and be fabricated or altered in a way that it represents itself as something it is not. This might include creating fake driver’s licenses and selling them, replicating someone else’s signature to access or spend funds, or signing a doctor’s name to a prescription for the purpose of getting medication.

Contact a Minnesota white collar crime attorney at Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys for help resolving your case.

Were You Charged with a White Collar Crime in Minnesota?

Your Career, Your Finances, and Your Freedom Are at Risk

If you have been charged with a white collar crime in Minnesota, you face the possibility of harsh sentencing and repercussions that affect your life in the short- and the long-term. Charges for white collar crimes pose various challenges for the accused and their attorneys. They frequently involve a complicated mix of electronic records, contracts, and financial documents that can be vulnerable to misinterpretation. Without an experienced attorney in your corner, misconstrued information could land you in prison.

Why Hire Our White Collar Crime Lawyers to Defend Your Freedom?

Experience

White collar crime lawyer Max Keller has worked both sides of the law. He can provide valuable insight when you need it the most.

Resources

Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys has the capability and resources to analyze complicated records and legal issues, and set the record straight.

Results

Minnesota white collar crime lawyer Max Keller has a proven track record of successfully resolving cases on behalf of our clients.

What Are the Potential Penalties For a White Collar Crime Conviction?

The penalties you may face if you are convicted of a white collar crime vary based on several factors. The specific charge and its level, your prior criminal history, and the impact of the offense on the alleged victims may all affect the sentences that state or federal judges pass down for these types of crimes.

Examples of White Collar Crime Penalties Include

  • Fines
  • Forfeitures
  • Restitution
  • Probation
  • Imprisonment

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