Lawyer For White Collar Crimes
Being arrested for a white collar crime puts more than just your liberty at stake. This damages your reputation in the community and the profession you are in. These crimes involve business and government related individuals that have the ability to bring a company or business to its demise. This stems to a multitude of victims, not limited to families involved, investors, destroying the life savings of victims affected. Prosecution for these types of crimes is often times unforgiving and severe. Charges that fall under the umbrella of white collar crime are embezzlement, money laundering, real estate fraud, mortgage fraud, banking fraud, credit card fraud, mail fraud, healthcare fraud, medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and Racketeering influenced and corrupt organization act (RICO).
What Are You Charged With?
Florida Statute | Felony Degree | Description |
---|---|---|
LEVEL 1 | ||
414.39(2) | 3rd | Unauthorized use, possession, forgery, or alteration of food stamps, Medicaid ID, value greater than $200. |
414.39(3)(a) | 3rd | Fraudulent misappropriation of public assistance funds by employee/official, value more than $200. |
443.071(1) | 3rd | False statement or representation to obtain or increase unemployment compensation benefits. |
517.302(1) | 3rd | Violation of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act. |
817.569(2) | 3rd | Use of public record or public records information to facilitate commission of a felony. |
832.05(2)(b)&(4)(c) | 3rd | Knowing, making, issuing worthless checks $150 or more or obtaining property in return for worthless check $150 or more. |
LEVEL 2 | ||
817.234(1)(a)2. | 3rd | False statement in support of insurance claim. |
817.54 | 3rd | With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation. |
817.60(5) | 3rd | Dealing in credit cards of another. |
817.61 | 3rd | Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months. |
831.01 | 3rd | Forgery. |
831.02 | 3rd | Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud. |
831.07 | 3rd | Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes. |
831.08 | 3rd | Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts. |
831.09 | 3rd | Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes. |
831.11 | 3rd | Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes. |
LEVEL 3 | ||
319.33(1)(a) | 3rd | Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home. |
815.04(4)(b) | 2nd | Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property. |
817.034(4)(a)3. | 3rd | Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000. |
817.234(11)(a) | 3rd | Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000. |
831.28(2)(a) | 3rd | Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument. |
817.568(2)(a) | 3rd | Fraudulent use of personal identification information. |
LEVEL 5 | ||
817.034(4)(a)2. | 2nd | Communications fraud, value $20,000 to $50,000. |
817.234(11)(b) | 2nd | Insurance fraud; property value $20,000 or more but less than $100,000. |
LEVEL 7 | ||
409.920(2) | 3rd | Medicaid provider fraud. |
456.065(2) | 3rd | Practicing a health care profession without a license. |
456.065(2) | 2nd | Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury. |
458.327(1) | 3rd | Practicing medicine without a license. |
459.013(1) | 3rd | Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license. |
460.411(1) | 3rd | Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license. |
461.012(1) | 3rd | Practicing podiatric medicine without a license. |
465.015(2) | 3rd | Practicing pharmacy without a license. |
466.026(1) | 3rd | Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license. |
817.234(11)(c) | 1st | Insurance fraud; property value $100,000 or more. |
896.101(5)(a) | 3rd | Money laundering, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000. |
LEVEL 9 | ||
775.0844 | 1st | Aggravated white collar crime. |
896.101(5)(c) | 1st | Money laundering, financial instruments totaling or exceeding $100,000. |
896.104(4)(a)3. | 1st | Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions totaling or exceeding $100,000. |

Eric H. Clayman, P.A. has successfully represented individuals on charges ranging from low level second degree misdemeanors up to capital offenses such as human trafficking and murder. He has developed a reputation for operating ethically while aggressively defending the interests of his clients.
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