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

Insurance Fraud

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

Insurance fraud can be committed by various parties, including applicants for insurance, policyholders, third-party claimants and insurance professionals. If someone intentionally fakes an accident, injury, theft, arson or other loss (or does something worse, for example, a life insurance beneficiary killing an insured) to collect money illegally from insurance companies, this is insurance fraud.

Most of the insurance anti-fraud laws are state statutes. Therefore, it is the state insurance departments, state attorneys general and county district attorneys offices that do most of the investigation, enforcement and prosecution of insurance fraud cases.

However, some insurance fraud cases are prosecuted by federal authorities because the fraudulent activity (doctor illegally using prescription drugs, doctor diluting medication resulting in injury or death of patients, unnecessary surgeries, murder) also violates federal law. Other federal prosecutions include violations of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Section 1033 (used to prosecute anyone engaged in the business of insurance - executives, employees, sales agents - who participates in the perpetration of insurance fraud). And, of course, it is the federal authorities who prosecute Medicare, Medicaid (federal and state laws) or Tri-Care (military insurance) fraud.

Because conviction for insurance fraud can result in serious penalties (mandatory restitution of lost income, loss of professional license and substantial prison sentences) and because defense in such a case can be complicated, expert legal representation is critically important. Contact a qualified and experienced federal criminal defense attorney at Joffe & Joffe if you are under investigation for or have been charged with insurance fraud.

Experience Counts!

Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, 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
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