Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog

Tennessee white-collar criminal defense attorneys represent clients in investigations by state or federal grand juries, administrative agencies, criminal enforcement proceedings, trials, and related complex civil litigation matters.

White-collar crime is a broad term that covers a variety of nonviolent crimes. Most of these crimes are alleged to involve cheating or dishonesty in some form or another. Examples of white-collar crime include money laundering, insider trading, criminal RICO, fraud, environmental crimes, bribery, embezzlement, forgery, price fixing, perjury, tax evasion, and kickbacks.

Most White-collar offenses are federal crimes. If personnel from one or more of the following federal agencies have questioned you, you may be under investigation for a white-collar crime:

• The Securities and Exchange Commission
• The United States Postal Service
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The United States Treasury
• The Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Tennessee white-collar defense lawyers attempt to resolve allegations during the investigatory phase. If criminal charges are brought, our criminal defense attorneys have extensive litigation and trial experience in both Tennessee and US federal courts. If you are under investigation, or are being charged with a white collar crime, contact a Tennessee white-collar defense attorney. All initial consultations are free of charge.