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Lansing Michigan Embezzlement is a term that applies to any financial activity where the proceeds or money that is received or handled comes from some form of illegal or legal activity. Increasingly, these charges are being used as a tool by Lansing prosecutors to pile on additional charges against anyone who receives or transfers money or items of value that are proceeds of illegal activity or which can be traced to some kind of illegal or legal activity.
Lansing Embezzlement is a serious crime. Generally speaking, Lansing Embezzlement process of taking clean or dirty money - money that was derived from unlawful or lawful activities, and concealing, disguising or otherwise be made to appear lawful in order to avoid detection, prosecution, seizure, forfeiture and taxation. Lansing Embezzlement can be ancillary to other criminal charges such as Medicare/healthcare fraud and mortgage fraud.
A charge of Lansing MI embezzlement is typically leveled against persons suspected of stealing company assets or intentionally depleting a trust or investment funds. Investigators review a suspect's personal financial records as well as those of his employer in order to identify suspicious transfers of cash or a reallocation of assets. When investigating allegations of embezzlement, law enforcement officers tend to look for patterns of behavior rather than an explanation of them. Consequently, disagreements between business partners or disputes between employers and employees can lead to actions that appear to involve embezzlement but do not.
If you or someone you know has been charged with Lansing Michigan Embezzlement, you need serious legal representation from a Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer with courtroom experience who is familiar with the anti-Embezzlement statutes. You need Lansing attorney affiliated with Wise Laws fighting for you.
Concealing the true source of funds deposited in a Lansing Michigan bank account or invested in a business, failing to report cash transactions over $10,000 or structuring transactions to conceal their aggregate value, or failing to perform due diligence to determine the source of large amounts of money are some examples of Embezzlement.
Examples of Lansing MI Embezzlement
- Medicare Fraud Lansing
- Drug Dealing Lansing
- Financial Fraud (Bank, Mortgage, Insurance Fraud) Lansing
- Racketeering Activity (bribery, tampering, piracy, smuggling, contraband)
- And the list goes on…
In order to prove the accused embezzled money, Lansing MI prosecutors must prove he or she acted with criminal intent to knowingly steal from an employer, employees, or a beneficiary. In this regard, the accuser’s actions must fall within one or more of the following:
- The accused intentionally misappropriated or stole funds
- The accused had a fiduciary responsibility in regard to the person or entity from whom assets were stolen
- The funds obtained by the accused were done so through his or her position of employment
When defending our Lansing clients, our Lansing Michigan attorneys look at the circumstances surrounding the accusations of embezzlement. Was money stolen or was it owed? Did his or her employer or business partner owe the defendant money? Our Lansing Michigan attorneys tell the whole story, explaining our client's actions within a larger context often ignored by prosecutors.
If you believe that you may be looking at an Lansing embezzlement charge because of some kind of activity in which you played a role, even a minor role, you must know where you stand. In this arena, knowledge is power. Your initial consultation is always free and completely confidential.
Don’t wait until it is too late. Call Wise Laws at 800-270-8184 for your initial consultation with no obligation. Discretion and complete confidentiality is guaranteed. The Wise Laws Lansing legal team handles Embezzlement cases in the Federal Courts across the nation and in Lansing Michigan Courts. Wise Laws will guide you through the criminal justice system with compassion and sensitivity so fill out the CONTACT FORM.