Question

Do you think that white collar crime defendants will uniformly get a much better defense than conventional crime defendants? Why or why not?

Does hiring private counsel for white collar criminals guarantee a significant advantage? Explain

Answer 1

Yes, white collar crime defendants will uniformly get a much better defense than conventional crime defendants because it includes the use of deception or abuse of a position of trust, and the lack of physical violence in committing the crime as compare to Conventional crime defendants.

White collar crimes tend to cover a broad range of conduct. No two schemes are exactly alike. Below are just a few examples:

• Fraud – A home buyer lies about his employment income on a mortgage application and gets a loan. In this case he has committed fraud.
• Bribery and kickbacks – A company pays a government official to secure a contract; it has engaged in bribery. If the company, instead of paying the official, agrees to send a percentage of its profits on the contract to the official, it has engaged in kickback.
• False statements – An individual who is interviewed by federal law enforcement agents intentionally makes a false statement to distance himself from the investigation. He has committed the crime of making false statements.

DEFENDANDS WITH PRIVATE COUNSEL USUALLY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE, specially in case of wealthy white collar crime defendands who can hire best available legal counsel to defend them and give them a significant advantage.