The Basics of Perjury
White Collar Criminal Defense By Binnall Law Group - 2019/02/14 at 06:49pm
If you’ve been accused of or charged with perjury, then you could be facing significant criminal penalties. Perjury is a felony, and depending on the jurisdiction, you could be facing a sentence of up to five or ten years imprisonment. What is Perjury? Though definitions may vary slightly from jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction, more generally, the crime of perjury can be defined as making a false statement (under oath or through signed legal documentation) that has a material impact on the relevant legal proceedings. For example, a defendant may “perjure” themselves by giving a false alibi in court. As perjury is believed to […]
Read More Issues Relating to Third-Party Warrants
White Collar Criminal Defense By Binnall Law Group - 2019/01/31 at 02:12pm
In many white collar criminal investigations, third parties who are not accused of criminal violations may nonetheless be roped in by prosecutors and subjected to broad “fishing expeditions” in an effort to gather evidence for the case at-hand. For example, if a business and its agents have been accused of engaging in insider trading, prosecutors may attempt to secure customer information (i.e., online tracking data) from service providers who engaged with the defendants. As a third-party, the smooth operation of your business could be significantly impacted by prosecutorial attempts to secure evidence, whether in the form of a subpoena or […]
Read More Undermining Witness Testimony in a White Collar Criminal Defense
White Collar Criminal Defense By Binnall Law Group - 2019/01/24 at 02:04pm
In the white collar criminal context, success often turns on the introduction of witness testimony that can give either party a significant advantage. For example, prosecutors may attempt to put a witness on the stand to talk about how they saw you discussing the commission of bank fraud. This could put you in a difficult position come trial, if the jury were to believe such testimony. Attacking Credibility As a white collar criminal defendant, it’s important that you undermine damaging witness testimony by attacking the credibility of the witness making such statements. There are a number of ways in which […]
Read More Obstruction of Justice Can Be Difficult to Prove
White Collar Criminal Defense By Binnall Law Group - 2019/01/17 at 01:58pm
Contact an Alexandria White Collar Defense Attorney for Help Many white collar defendants are surprised to find that they have been charged with the obstruction of justice. When attempting to lock down a business organization for criminal violations, prosecutors can be a bit messy and excessive in their approach — they are quick to use a bludgeon rather than a scalpel, so to speak. For example, in investigating supposed violations for insider trading, prosecutors may charge you with obstructing justice for deleting relevant files and email communications, even if your actions were not intended to disguise any malfeasance. At Binnall […]
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