Fraud

Insurance Fraud

When someone attempts to profit from insurance payments they are not owed, they can be charged with insurance fraud. Automobile insurance fraud, a common scammer activity, could include valuing a claim more than it is or reporting a stolen car that was not stolen.

Medi-Cal and other healthcare fraud claims can involve medical professionals who bill for services not rendered or patients who doctor-shop to obtain prescriptions for controlled pharmaceuticals. Mail fraud can also be a factor in these cases, involving scammer and victim.

Unemployment insurance pays workers laid off from their jobs a weekly amount while they search for another job. Employees who falsify job search records and employers who claim an employee was fired to avoid paying higher insurance rates and committing insurance fraud are committing fraud.

Financial Fraud

Cases of financial fraud include creating false checks, altering real ones, using someone else’s credit card without permission, participating in identity theft, or forging someone else’s name to gain a benefit. Securities fraud is also a financial crime. Fraud attorney can provide legal assistance in such cases. Investment fraud lawyer can also provide legal assistance in such cases.

Real Estate Fraud

The California real estate market has always been robust, with many opportunities for real estate fraud, from rent-skimming in the first year of owning the property to forging a deed and substituting a straw man with good credit to obtain a mortgage loan. However, it is important to be aware of potential mortgage fraud schemes that can victimize both the buyer and the lender. An investment fraud lawyer can provide guidance and assistance in cases of real estate scam as well as insurance fraud.

Fraud Against The Elderly

Criminals often target older people because they have money saved or are more gullible as their physical and mental stamina declines. Fraud can include telephone or internet schemes, offering fraudulent home repair services, and real estate fraud. Senior scams can also involve mail fraud, targeting the vulnerable population.

Mail Fraud

When a forged check or any fraudulent scheme is communicated through the postal service, the perpetrator can be charged with federal mail fraud.

When you are swept up in a fraud scheme, experienced help is a phone call away. Our fraud attorneys in Nevada County have decades of experience defending hardworking people like you who have been charged with fraud. We have obtained many not-guilty verdicts, reduced sentences, and dropped charges for our clients. We purposely limit our caseload to focus on each client, offering empathy, zealous advocacy, and the best results possible in fraud cases.