Houston Fraud Attorney

Miller Law Group, PLLC

Fraud is a type of white collar crime that is committed when a person intentionally deceives another person and causes that person injury.  Usually, the injury is in the form of monetary or material loss.  Aside from being a white collar crime, fraud may also be categorized as a type of theft crime if an individual commits fraud to steal money.  For example, if a person works at a bank and he or she manipulates another person’s bank account to steal money, he or she could be charged with bank fraud and a theft offense, too.

There are numerous different types of fraud offenses that can be committed.  Below is a list of fraud crimes that are most commonly committed in the state of Texas, along with definitions:

Bank Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person deceives a financial institution.  People may deceive banks by falsifying financial documents, providing false information on loan applications or by claiming to have more money than they do when applying for financial services.

Mail Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person utilizes mail or the United States Postal Service to commit a scheme or to defraud individuals.  Mail fraud is also known as wire fraud.

Medicare/Medicaid Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person defrauds the Medicare or Medicaid system to obtain funds or services.  Medicare/Medicaid fraud can be committed in several ways, such as providing false information on a Medicare application

Insurance Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person defrauds an insurance company to obtain payments or services.  People can commit insurance fraud in numerous ways, including putting false information on an application for insurance or insurance claim.

Income Tax Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person defrauds the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when filing their taxes or by failing to file their taxes.

Securities Fraud/Investment Fraud/Stock Fraud:  a white collar crime that is committed when a person makes stock purchases or sales based on information that is not accessible to the general public or general shareholders. 

Houston Fraud Lawyer

If you have been charged with misdemeanor or felony fraud, know that you can place your trust in the capable hands of Houston white collar crimes defense lawyer,  contact Miller Law Group, PLLC.