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White collar crime is a serious offense of theft frequently involving large sums of money with an element of breach of trust and conviction often results in a sentence of imprisonment even if there are no previous criminal convictions on the offender's record. Where there is more than one person involved then this could trigger a charge of conspiracy. This can lead to a maximum sentence of life in prison

So what is a conspiracy? Well to put it in its most simple terms a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to carry out a criminal purpose, whether that purpose is an end in itself or a means to an end.

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White collar crime defence can be complicated and may involve analysis of thousands of documents. It is imperative that you ensure the firm of solicitors who represents you knows what they are doing and that they have a track record of previous similar cases and detailed experience in dealing with voluminous documentary evidence. For those people out their who have an accusation put against their name it is essential that they have the piece of mind to know that specialists are working on their behalf who have an expertise with the most complicated of cases including:

• corporate fraud
• accounting investigations
• large scale fraud against financial institutions
• mortgage fraud
• charities fraud
• Department of Trade and Industry cases
• VAT and Inland Revenue investigations

Magistrates Court legal aid for white collar crime defence is available without a means test. In the Crown Court legal aid will only be granted if the court is satisfied that the interests of justice are served by publicly funding a defence team in the following circumstances :-

• likely sentence of imprisonment on conviction
• lack of understanding due to mental or physical disability or language problems
• if conviction may cause termination of employment
• for appeals
• for contempt of court proceedings

Tags: Department of Trade and Industry cases, VAT and Inland Revenue investigations, White collar crime, White collar crime defence