Fraud Defense Attorney in Dallas

Upholding Your Constitutional Rights to Fair Trial

Have you, a family member or friend been charged or arrested for a fraud crime? These are very serious charges and you can receive significant jail time and be assessed stiff fines if convicted. Being accused of having committed a fraudulent act can be very emotionally stressful not only for you but for those who care about you as well.

A conviction for a fraud crime can have long-lasting negative impacts on your personal, social and business life. Dallas Criminal Defense Attorney Nelson Knight, from the Knight Law Office, has helped clients all over North Texas. Attorney Knight is sensitive to what the client is going through and works competently and aggressively to get results.

Dallas Fraud Crimes and Penalties

The Texas criminal justice system has some very harsh penalties for fraud crimes. Fraud is defined as any activity where an individual intentionally deceives or misleads another or gives knowingly false information in order to get something of value from the victim.

Examples of fraudulent activities are:

• Mail fraud
• Internet fraud
• Bank fraud
• Insurance fraud
• Identity theft
• Credit card fraud
• Mortgage fraud

While fraud is not treated as severely as some theft crimes and most are misdemeanors, certain fraudulent crimes are felonies. Many felony fraud convictions have sentences of anywhere from 6 months to 20 years or more in jail as well as up to $10,000 in fines.

Why contact a Dallas fraud defense lawyer?

Dallas fraud defense attorney Nelson Knight carefully goes over each and every piece of evidence against the client. The attorney then develops a strong strategy to show that the client was not involved or did not knowingly pass on false information, etc. We make sure the client's rights are fully upheld and fight hard to get the case dismissed.