Florida Federal Criminal Defense Attorney focusing on the defense of white collar crimes.

Counterfeiting

South Florida Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, David J. Joffe focuses on criminal defense of persons accused of white collar crimes, including counterfeiting. David J. Joffe has personally handled over 300 Federal cases. Call today for a confidential consultation.

Counterfeiting is a specific form of forgery, typically, the creation of forged versions of money, bonds, or other valuable instruments and obligations. Beyond simply the possession of the forged document (or means to create it), to be guilty of counterfeiting, a person must intend to deceive or defraud.

There are many different specific crimes that fall into the category of counterfeiting. It is a Class B felony, for example, to even possess paper that closely resembles that used by the Treasury to print money. Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Chapter 25, covers the specific regulations regarding crimes as diverse as forging military discharges (§498) and changing the VIN on your car (§512).

The U.S. Secret Service has direct jurisdiction for investigating and enforcing cases of counterfeiting United States obligations and securities. The agency’s Financial Crimes Division also investigates the forgery of government bonds and checks, as well as other forms of bank fraud.

Often, individuals are accused of counterfeiting when they had no idea that the currency or other instrument in their possession was forged. If this happens to you, you might face multiple charges, including conspiracy. A competent, experienced attorney can limit the charges, mitigate the sentence, and provide the best opportunity to perhaps have charges dropped altogether.

Experience Counts!

Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer, David J. Joffe has personally handled over 300 federal criminal cases, in areas such as white collar crime, SEC violations, tax crimes, asset forfeiture, fraud, drug possession, drug trafficking, conspiracy, racketeering (RICO cases), money laundering, theft, extradition, and public corruption. Miami criminal defense lawyer, David J. Joffe, and his experienced staff are fully equipped to defend you in any serious state or federal criminal case.

Representative case results include:
• Ex-banker not charged with theft of goods through interstate commerce
• Miami criminal defense lawyer, David J. Joffe successfully reduces sentence of Colombian crew men on freighter with two tons of cocaine
• Broward man charged with battery on law enforcement officer found Not Guilty
• Bank manager enters pre-trial diversion program in federal bank fraud case
• Client in Port Everglades drug conspiracy found Not Guilty by jury
• Bank fraud restitution lowered from $300,000 to $1800
• Drug Charges dismissed for possession of marijuana
• Conspiracy charge dropped; sentence reduced from 15 years to 24 months
• 70 Year Old Individual charged with conspiracy released with time served
• Felony charge reduced to misdemeanor for Police Office
• Money Laundering and Fraud charges dropped
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