Detroit, Michigan Money Laundering Attorney
Money laundering charges often accompany cases involving drug crimes, fraud, white collar crime, and public corruption charges. Such a federal investigation can last months if not years while prosecutors amass damaging evidence. In the process, a suspect may have his or her financial transactions monitored, internet activity tracked, tax returns audited, bank accounts and other assets frozen or seized, and personal life turned upside down. If a suspect is aware he or she is under investigation, it may be possible to assert your legal rights or work with prosecutors to pre-empt the investigation and redirect it elsewhere. At the criminal defense law office of James W. Burdick, we work with private investigators and forensic accountants in defending people accused of money laundering.
If you have been charged with money laundering or have been called to testify before a grand jury in a case involving money laundering, contact criminal defense lawyer James W. Burdick today to schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your case. Never Not Talk With Investigators Alone!
Money Laundering and Criminal Charges
Criminal defense attorney James W. Burdick represents clients in money laundering charges in cases involving the following:
- Drug trafficking
- Computer crime and fraud
- Healthcare fraud - Kickbacks, overbilling - Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Attorney
- Racketeering
- Embezzlement and white collar crime
- Public corruption and bid rigging
- Bribery
Criminal & Civil Forfeiture and Money Laundering Charges
Under state and federal law, the government can seize any property or assets it believes a defendant acquired through illegal activity. The grab it first (often on flimsy evidence or suspicion) and "ask questions later." Once the government decides to initiate a criminal or civil forfeiture, it can freeze bank accounts and seize assets targeted by the forfeiture proceeding. Since forfeiture is not a part of a criminal charge, nor does it require a conviction, it takes place independent of any criminal trial and is unaffected by the outcome of it. As a result, you can be found "not guilty" of the charges against you and still lose the civil forfeiture proceeding against you because the standard of proof in civil matters is substantially lower than in criminal cases. In fact, you can suffer a civil forfeiture action with no criminal case ever filed.
At Extraordinary Law.com, James W. Burdick works with forensic accountants in challenging the government's forfeiture claims against you. He has expierence convincing authorities they have barked up the wrong tree. In some case, we can pre-empt a criminal case or civil forfeiture by demanding the court reject the government's grounds for pressing their case in special defensive laws suits against the government. By demanding that the court review the government's allegations before letting them hold onto your hard-earned assets, we can expose circumstantial evidence and assumptions that are not supported by accounting evidence or tax returns.
Contact Money Laundering Attorney James W. Burdick Today
If you're facing money laundering charges, or are currently under investigation for a white collar crime, contact money laundering attorney James W. Burdick today to schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your case.
