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Criminal Defense Attorneys serving Westport, Norwalk, Stamford & other cities in Fairfield County, CT

Both businesses and individuals can be convicted of white-collar crime. Although businesses cannot go to jail, they can be fined and have their licenses revoked. In addition, they may lose clients due to adverse publicity, they may be barred from conducting business in certain areas, and they can suffer heavy financial penalties if they are convicted of a crime.

Whether it is a small shop in Fairfield Count or a large corporation elsewhere in Connecticut, there is not that much difference in the approach to a case when dealing with a large business, small business, or an individual convicted of white-collar crime. When representing a business, the attorney is hired by either the board of directors or the owner of the business.

Businesses
A business operates through its employees, officers, directors and owners. Sometimes business criminal investigations lead to charges being filed individually against such owners, directors, officers, or employees that were specifically responsible for actions that violate the law.

Individuals
Individuals can commit and be charged with white-collar crime individually or in the context of their employment. You can be charged as an individual if you commit any sort of fraud or willfully violate a law such as:

• Bank Fraud
• Tax Fraud
• Mail or Wire Fraud
• Securities Fraud
• Healthcare Fraud
• Other Government, Corporate or Business Fraud

A business' criminal defense attorney's loyalty and obligations are to the business entity itself. During the course of investigating the circumstances of the charges, a lawyer may be called upon to interview employees or other people connected to the business. However, those people are not represented individually, so they do not have a privileged attorney-client relationship. The obligation of the business’ lawyer is to turn over the results of the investigation to the authorities in the business that hired the lawyer.

If you suspect that you or your business are under investigation for fraud or another financial crime, contact a Connecticut criminal lawyer immediately to secure representation.

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