Category: White Collar State

Frequently Asked Questions About White Collar Crimes

Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short, and American Hustle may glamourize white collar crime, but the reality is that white collar crimes are extremely serious and are punishable by strict penalties, including prison time. Although Hollywood gets many of the facts right, there is a lot of misinformation out there about…

We associate long prison sentences with crimes of violence but white collar crimes committed by people from professional backgrounds can also carry stiff sentences. Recently, a disbarred attorney from Arlington, Texas was sentenced to 20 years in prison for continuing to represent herself as an attorney almost a decade after she lost her license. The…