Sometimes public corruption cases make the news or are described on public websites. To cite a few examples from 2009, listed on irs.gov:
- A city representative "accept[ed] more than $180,000 in corrupt cash payments and other benefits in exchange for giving favorable treatment to certain contractors."
- A mayor's assistant "embezzled and intentionally misapplied more than $369,000 from employee pension funds and caused the village to file bankruptcy."
- An administrator of county workers' compensation funds "conspired with [an accomplice] to misappropriate approximately $647,260 of [county] funds."
- A former sheriff "created fictitious bonuses to sheriff's department employees" in order to accomplish theft of county funds. Specific criminal charges that he pled guilty to included "conspiracy to commit money laundering; engaging in monetary transactions and property derived from specified unlawful activity; and conspiracy to commit theft of honest services by means of wire fraud."
Each of these individuals was sentenced to prison and penalized with large fines. Each lost his or her career and presumably experienced great personal losses as well. If you are in a position of public trust and have been charged with any form of public corruption, you should choose a criminal defense lawyer with ample experience handling public corruption cases.
You may be charged with one or more of the following varieties of public corruption;
- Kickbacks in exchange for favorable treatment by government entity
- Embezzlement of government funds
- Accepting bribes or gratuities in exchange for zoning changes or other official favors
Contact an Orlando public corruption lawyer while your case is still under investigation. Call or e-mail the Law Offices of Mark L. Horwitz, P.A., to schedule a consultation with a defense lawyer from our experienced Orlando area extortion law firm.
Our Orlando, Florida, white collar crime attorneys defend clients in Florida, circuit and appellate courts, and U.S. federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. In many cases, we endeavor to prevent investigations from resulting in arrests and if that is not possible, to vigorously defend our client at trial. Contact our Orlando law office to schedule an appointment to discuss your situation with a lawyer.
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