Many of the people who are accused of white collar crimes are business men and women who have never been in trouble with the law before. The consequences of a conviction can be devastating to both the careers and reputations of the accused.
At Patel Law, PC, we bring years of experience to the defense of people charged with white collar crimes in Champaign-Urbana, Danville, Decatur and other communities in Central Illinois. If you are under investigation or have been charged with a white collar crime, contact the criminal defense team at Patel Law, PC, to immediately begin formulating an aggressive white collar criminal defense. We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case.
Lawyer Baku N. Patel is a former federal prosecutor for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he handled consumer fraud and antitrust cases. He has been retained to defend complex federal criminal cases such as defending corporate directors in an environmental pollution case, multimillion-dollar security fraud charges and a very sophisticated real estate fraud case involving millions of dollars of property.
The Experience You Need to Protect You From Serious Accusations
Mr. Patel represents people charged with a wide range of white collar offenses in Illinois state and federal courts, including:
- Real estate fraud
- Securities fraud
- Ponzi schemes
- Identity theft
- Embezzlement
- Money laundering
Many of the alleged victims of white collar crimes simply want to get their money back — an outcome that may not be helped if the defendant faces a criminal trial. For this reason, many white collar criminal cases can be resolved by negotiating restitution. However, if the other side is unreasonable, we are willing and able to defend you at trial.
Defenses in white collar criminal cases often focus on intent. To convict you of a crime, the state must prove that you intended to commit a crime. That can be difficult for the state to do. You may have made poor business decisions, but poor business decisions are not a crime.
Contact an Embezzlement Attorney Serving Danville, Decatur and Champaign-Urbana
To schedule a free consultation, call Champaign-Urbana white collar crimes attorney Baku Patel at 217-903-4867 (888-341-0748 toll free) or complete our online contact form.
