In December 2022, eight individuals were apprehended and charged with engaging in a $100 million securities fraud operation under the banner of Atlas Trading. The group, led by Zack Morris, included Pj Matlock, Dan Knight, Garry Deel, Tom Cooperman, Steven Hrvatin, Mitch Hennessey, and John Rybarczyk. They leveraged platforms like Discord and Twitter to cultivate […]
I’m a former defendant in the district of Massachusetts, I was charged in 2014 with securities fraud wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit security fraud at the time of my guilty plea. I had sentencing guidelines of 78 to 97 months with my cooperation and sense mitigation strategy, I earned a sentence of one year […]
At White Collar Consult we strive to stay in constant contact with our clients to get a real sense of what is going on within the prison system, and how the BOP is really implementing policy and law. Today after talking to several of our clients who are currently serving time in Federal Prison […]
Getting approached or arrested by the FBI can be a shocking and overwhelming experience .In my case I was approached by the FBI at my office at 530 am and told that I was being charged with Securities fraud and I was facing 9 years in prison. I was terrified and had no idea what […]
I was approached by the FBI in Boston in 2012.At that time I was informed I was being charged with securities fraud and 2 other felonies .At the time my sentencing guidelines were 78-97 months. I contacted an attorney who negotiated my plea agreement and the rest was up to me. I made a decision […]
A short time ago I received a call from a defendant who had read about my services and asked about how he would go about engaging my company. This gentleman seemed to have his mind made up that he wanted to do as much as possible to influence the outcome of his case. During the […]
I am currently working with several clients who are all in different stages of their journey through the criminal justice system. Some of my clients have recently been arrested, some are preparing for their pre-sentencing interview and some are awaiting sentencing. The process is incredibly stressful and is a very traumatic experience. I was there […]
Tax Fraud continues to be a crime that is heavily prosecuted by the DOJ. In 2020 there were over 590 convictions with an average prison sentence of 5 years. Tax Fraud is usually an investigation that comes from a whistleblower and has accurate information which is difficult to defend. What can you do if […]
In Florida, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with a scheme that resulted in the submission of over $3,000,000 in fraudulent claims to Medicare for genetic testing. In Texas, a supplier of durable medical equipment was found guilty of five counts of […]
\This week I received many calls from people who have recently been arrested or indicted with Federal crime. The calls we have received have all centered around securities fraud, tax fraud, healthcare fraud, and PPP fraud. These are all serious crimes and the risk of spending time in prison as a result of committing these […]
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