Category Archives: Money Laundering Charges

STRUCTURED CASH DEPOSITS: WHAT DO I DO WHEN THE IRS CID AGENT COMES?

Avoiding Federal Fingerpointing of the Finances of Cash Heavy Businesses in the Money-Laundering and Terrorism Era of Law Enforcement – When Professionals and Small Businesses Get Charged for Violating Federal Money Laundering Laws What is the responsibility of an American business owner in making deposits in the company bank accounts to keep them from being…

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Michael Lowe, on InDepth Articles, Money Laundering Charges |

Marijuana Grow Defendant Receives Up to approximate 75% Reduction Federal Sentencing Guideline Range

Approximately three years ago, Mr. Lowe was hired to represent a local businessman that graduated from SMU with a degree in Economics. At that time, Mr. Lowe’s client was the target of a Federal IRS/HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) investigation in an eventual six defendant Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana in the Dallas area. Mr….

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Case Results, Drug Crimes, Marijuana Charges, Money Laundering Charges, News, Trafficking Charges |

Bank Executives Alert: Feds Focusing Upon Bankers in Money Laundering and Tax Fraud Investigations Involving Overseas Bank Accounts – and U.S. Bankers May Be Facing Federal Indictments

This week, two New York federal district judges signed federal court orders that allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve “John Doe summonses” on several different American banks. These are big banks, like the Bank of New York Mellon (Mellon); Citibank NA (Citibank); JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (JPMorgan); HSBC Bank USA NA (HSBC); and…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Federal Government Watch, Money Laundering Charges |

Money Laundering Using Online Gaming: New Report on Popular Use of Web Games Like World of Warcraft and Second Life to Launder Money

A French researcher named Jean-Loup Richet has published a report for the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime that is available for free online (here). It’s a great source of information on how money is being laundered by drug cartels and other criminals around the world right now. One reason many might view Richet’s…

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Money Laundering Charges |

Structuring Arrest in Dallas Results in Plea Deal: What is Structuring and Why is 10,000 The Magic Number?

Many people in today’s economy don’t need to worry about whether or not their bank deposit is $10,000 or more because they’re never depositing that much cash into their bank account at any one time. On the other hand, many Texas businesses routinely have these big five-digit deposits, and they have bookkeepers or accountants that…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, Crime News, Criminal Law Blog, Federal Government Watch, Money Laundering Charges |

Attorney General for Northern District of Texas Prosecutes Lots of Federal Money Crimes: Fraud, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering, and More

The Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas has four branch offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Amarillo. Since September 2011, U.S. Attorney Sandra Saldana has held the job of top federal prosecutor for this region and she is one of 93 U.S. Attorneys appointed by the President to…

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Arrest and Indictment, DA Watch, Federal Government Watch, Fraud Charges, Money Laundering Charges |

Money Laundering and the Black Market Peso Exchange: Big Target for Federal Agency Investigations

For many profit-making enterprises that operate outside the law, business revenues and profits mean lots of cash that needs to be moved from stacks on a table or in a safe (or set of safes) into places where it can be used to buy things without raising eyebrows or the suspicions of law enforcement. This…

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, Federal Government Watch, Money Laundering Charges |

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