White Collar Crimes and Bank Fraud

Rhode Island Bank Fraud

No one gets through life without sometimes making mistakes and bad decisions. In a tough economy everyone is trying to find ways to get ahead, and sometimes good people give in to bad ideas.

For some people, committing a crime for financial gain is one of those mistakes; possibly as a means to avoid foreclosure on a home, or simply the inability to resist temptation when an opportunity arises.

Unlike common crimes such as assault, petty theft, or exceeding the speed limit, a white collar crime tends to include financially motivated, non-violent crimes. Bank Fraud is a very serious crime on a federal level, and requires a professional defense representation when being prosecuted in court.

Bank Fraud is a crime that can be committed via a number of ways, but is generally defined as any unlawful action in which an individual provides false information to a bank. This can occur when applying for a home loan, a credit card, providing false or non-existent assets, fabricating an identity, or representing stolen credentials in the form of identity theft.

Some common forms of bank theft include:

• ATM fraud
• Making false statements
• Providing a false identity
• Writing bogus checks
• Bribery
• Embezzlement

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