Representative Cases of Dan C. Guthrie, Jr.
A Dallas, Texas White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer
Dan C. Guthrie, Jr. has a track record of successfully defending numerous complex and high-profile white collar cases.
Dan obtained the acquittal of an Arkansas bank owner/lawyer from criminal charges prosecuted by Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, the first jury trial loss ever suffered by an Independent Counsel. In connection with that case, Dan subpoenaed President Clinton as a witness and took his videotaped testimony under oath at The White House.
Some of the other significant cases handled by Dan include the following:
- Doctor charged with filing false and fraudulent income tax returns based on offshore investments.
Result: not guilty on all counts. - CEO of a major public company accused of making false statements in reports filed with the government.
Result: no indictment. - Physician accused of filing false federal income tax returns as a result of offshore financial transactions. Result: no indictment.
- CEO of an insurance company whose use of $100 million of securities was alleged to be fraudulent.
Result: no indictment. - Largest ($165+ million loss) and longest fraud case ever tried in Texas (6 month trial/120 government witnesses), arising from the collapse of a condominium real estate market and the failure of several savings and loans.
Result: hung jury. - Company that advises publicly held companies that own over $2 billion of property accused of RICO and money laundering.
Result: no indictment. - Businessman charged with not reporting $4 million on his personal tax returns, fraud and money laundering as a result of his activities with a Guernsey family trust that owned offshore insurance companies.
Result: home confinement for 6 months and probation. - CEO of independent oil company accused of making misrepresentations to foreign investors to obtain over $30 million.
Result: no indictment. - CEO charged in 23-count indictment with fraud whose businesses included banks, insurance companies and nursing homes.
Result: probation. - CEO of a real estate development company accused of making false representations and fraud in order to borrow $500 million.
Result: no indictment. - CFO accused of securities law violations in connection with funds raised from offshore investors.
Result: no indictment.
Dan has defended companies, CEOs, CFOs, CPAs, board chairmen, doctors, lawyers, preachers, entrepreneurs, and others against a variety of white collar criminal investigations and charges including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, RICO, money laundering, income tax fraud, government contract fraud, securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, healthcare fraud, bribes, campaign law violations, customs fraud, criminal antitrust violations and civil and criminal forfeitures. He also has lectured and written articles in areas of white collar criminal defense and has been recognized as one of America's Preeminent Lawyers.
Law Offices of Dan C. Guthrie, Jr.
2305 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 125 Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.953.1000 E-mail Fax: 214.953.0200
