If you or someone you know is facing a money laundering investigation or charges, you need Los Angeles Criminal Defense Lawyer, Robert M. Bernstein on your side, fighting to protect your rights and helping you avoid a criminal conviction. The right attorney may even be able to help you avoid having formal charges filed, if they get involved early enough in the process.
What is Money Laundering?
Money laundering is a white collar crime of taking money which was obtained through illegal activity (such as through drug crimes or trafficking, or other illegal trades) and through a series of financial transactions a person seeks to conceal the source, identity or destination of the money. Money laundering is a complex series of financial transactions and an often time-consuming process which leaves a lengthy and difficult paper trail.
Los Angeles Money Laundering Defense Lawyer
Although money laundering is a difficult crime to prove, given the complex transactions involved and the length an organization or individual will go to in order to hide the illegal activities, both State and Federal law enforcement agencies may conduct extensive, long-term investigations in order to build enough evidence to make a case. Even if you are innocent of the charges, making a false statement to a Federal Investigator during the investigation is a separate crime in and of itself. Only with an experienced Los Angeles Money Laundering Defense Attorney as your defense counsel, will one be able to hopefully avoid a criminal conviction and the many serious collateral consequences. The penalties for a conviction on money laundering charges include heavy fines (up to $250,000 for a first offense) as well as substantial prison sentences.
Contact Los Angeles money laundering attorney Robert Bernstein today to find out how we can help!