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Q: Are white collar crimes those that can only be committed by people who have a lot of money? Or does it refer to the type

of crime, rather than the income of the criminal?

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Dec 19, 2018

It's the latter: it refers to the type of crime.

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Q: I quit my job after I realized my boss was laundering money from the company. Now she's being questioned by law

enforcement and they recently contacted me to answer questions too. I had nothing to do with her crime, but could my knowledge without reporting it get me in legal trouble?

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Nov 28, 2018

No, not unless you were personally involved in the money laundering crimes yourself. However, if your ex-boss knows that you are aware of the money laundering, she may either try to get you to lie about it for her, or--worse yet--might lie about you being involved to the law enforcement authorities... View More

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Q: Are white collar crimes called that because the sentences aren't as severe as they are for other criminal offenses?
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Nov 5, 2018

Not really. "White-collar crime (or corporate crime, more correctly) refers to financially motivated, nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-collar_crime

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Q: Can a company just have anyone sign a check, or do they have to have the bank or somebody grant that authority?
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Aug 31, 2018

The company, whether it's a corporation or a LLC, needs to authorize certain people to sign checks. If it's a corporation, it would do it by a resolution of the board of directors. A copy of this authorization should be given to the bank.

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Q: Can I be prosecuted if I suspected embezzlement at the place

i worked at, but didn't say anything - I'm not in accounts, but things just didn't seem right.

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Aug 10, 2018

No, you can't be prosecuted unless you committed, aided, or abetted the crime. Suspicion by itself is not one of those.

1 Answer | Asked in Identity Theft and White Collar Crime for Florida on
Q: If i decide to bail somebody out of jail, what am i required to have besides money?

Long story short stumbled across document in public records where person who signed my bail bond signed using my last name and we were never married.Identity like situations are/have occurred so makes me wonder?Did bondsman copy id (which would have been faked or whatever) or what?

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Jun 10, 2018

Do I correctly assume that you do know the person who used your last name? It's hard to guess what sort of ID that the bondsman required; probably not a good idea to ask unless you want your bond to be cancelled.

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Q: A coworker logged into my work computer and stole data from me. How do I report them for that sort of theft?
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Jun 1, 2018

Was the data work-related, or was it you personal information? If it's personal, does your employer allow such data to be stored on work computers? And finally, is the data commercially valuable, or simply something you consider private and perhaps embarrassing?

If it's...
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Q: If I plead guilty to a white collar criminal offense, will I have to disclose that information to future employers?
David Haas
David Haas
answered on Apr 25, 2018

It depends on the question asked by potential employers about whether you have been convicted of a crime and/or whether you have restrictions placed on you as part of your sentence.

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and White Collar Crime for Florida on
Q: finding discoveries of fraud eight to ten years after commission by concealment, undeniable proof, have we got a Case?

Discovered Defendants did not have required State Licenses with three Departments of State to transact any business, and Defendants failed to complete the Fictitious Name Act registering with Division of Corporations, these for a basis, with egregious violations of FL law and Federal. Have proof of... View More

Andy Wayne Williamson
Andy Wayne Williamson
answered on Apr 20, 2018

What you describe is too complicated to evaluate via this free legal question and answer site. You truly need to consult with a civil litigation attorney in your area to get a full and complete evaluation.

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Q: What should I do if I am contacted by a law enforcement official investigating a white collar crime?
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Mar 30, 2018

If you are under investigation for such crime, or for any crime for that matter, you should refuse to answer any questions until you have consulted with an attorney.

1 Answer | Asked in Real Estate Law, Landlord - Tenant and White Collar Crime for Florida on
Q: What are tenants rights if landlord goes to prison and owes gov't 3.4 million? Do we keep paying rent?

Found out landlord plead guilty to fraud and owes back $3.4 million. Do we keep paying rent? It's my understanding he now has to forfeit the house. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he also no longer has our deposit....

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Aug 25, 2017

Yes, you continue to pay rent until you are officially notified that the premises are no longer his. He is required to take certain measures to safeguard the deposit, but he may very well not have done so.

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Q: realtor promised to give us the commissions on our house , the house we just closed on and my house that's 4sale I live

The last communication between me and the realtor was when I told her we cant afford to buy two houses one for er and the one we wnted. At this point she promised us 30,000.00 from the commissions if we help her get this house. I wanted no part of the deal nothing the realtor promised my wife... View More

Andy Wayne Williamson
Andy Wayne Williamson
answered on May 30, 2017

It sounds like to me you need to consult with a litigation attorney asap. If the realtor borrower money from you and made then promises to pay you back later then you need an attorney to look into the whole situation.

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Q: I was a Victim of a Bank or Business Scam, I do not know the type of lawyer to get.

I was a Victim of a Bank or Business Scam, I do not know the type of lawyer to get. The bank wants me to pay back 12k - I think they should have a fraud division to file this to some insurance company, I need an Lawyer to stop the Bank from Damaging my credit and file for insurance for... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jun 28, 2016

First you need an accountant, secondly you need a consumer attorney--look for a local member of naca (www.naca.net)

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Q: How can you sue in civil litigation under the Rico act
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Dec 12, 2014

Without knowing the facts and circumstances, you will have to go see an attorney about this.

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Q: Can you be charged with fraudulent use of personal identification ino and fraudulent of credit card on the same case?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Dec 12, 2014

Can you be charged with both? Yes. Whether you can be convicted of both might be a different story if double jeopardy principles apply. Get a criminal defense attorney on your side.

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Q: Bookkeeper has been stealing money. about $20,000. filed police report. I want to file a motion to freeze her

Bank account that the checks went into. What it the motion called? Can I do this myself tomorrow? I am afraid she will empty the account and hide the money.

Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Jan 24, 2013

You need to sue. Get an attorney to file a civil action against her and then see what can be done. You have to have a final judgment before you can levy upon something. Get to an attorney asap, you cannot just go to the courthouse and file a motion.

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