White Collar Criminal Defense
Fraud & White Collar Crimes in Florida
Fraud is the crime of deliberate deception for unlawful gain. Fraud crimes, including corporate fraud and embezzlement, health-care or mortgage fraud, securities or banking crimes and money laundering—are sometimes called "white-collar" crimes.
Some people may think that white collar criminal defense is not as serious as defending violent crime, because the accusations do not involve bodily harm or stealing possessions.
White-collar crime is still extremely serious, though. Jail sentences for federal crimes can range for years—in some instances, a white-collar convict may spend the rest of his healthy years in jail without the right defense.
White-Collar Charges & Other Federal Crimes
Ms. Ramirez defends clients accused of federal white-collar crimes in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Hillsborough, Pinellas, and the surrounding counties.
Her experience working with U.S. citizens and foreign nationals has included helping clients with the full locus of federal crimes as they relate to one another:
- Drug trafficking
- Money laundering, including instruments and transactions
- Civil forfeiture (government seizure)
- Foreign asset control
- Regulatory crimes including employer-immigration law
Ms. Ramirez' also assists immigration attorneys or other criminal defense attorneys in Florida who require of-counsel assistance in federal court.
For a full understanding of how federal charges relate to one another and for a comprehensive federal defense strategy, please contact the office to schedule a consultation.
Ms. Ramirez speaks Spanish.
