FBI Investigations Require Proactive Response by a Diligent Criminal Defense Attorney

Any indication that you are under investigation for embezzlement, insurance fraud, corporate fraud, or other white collar crime should be taken very seriously. Grand jury indictments may be avoided if proactive action is taken at the right stages of FBI or grand jury investigations.

Criminal defense lawyer Dan C. Guthrie, Jr., provides experienced, proactive, and expedient defense representation to clients who have become aware that they are the target of an FBI investigation.

Attorney Guthrie's decades of experience and his insider knowledge as a former state and federal prosecutor have equipped him to provide the effective defense representation necessary for clients confronted with serious criminal allegations as well as clients who only suspect an indictment looms over them.

In many cases, his comprehensive, proactive representation has resulted in the avoidance of grand jury indictments. View Mr. Guthrie's Representative Cases to see the level of high profile cases he is accustomed to handling.

With over 30 years of experience focused primarily on federal white collar crimes and international crimes, attorney Dan Guthrie is available to defend clients under investigation by the FBI, grand jury, or other government agency regarding the following:

• Commercial Real Estate Fraud
• Mortgage Fraud
• Loan Fraud
• Health Care Fraud
• Insurance Fraud
• Corporate Fraud
• Bank Fraud
• Government Procurement Fraud
• Other White Collar Frauds

When an indictment is filed, the FBI has already collected damaging information. Customarily, an indictment is an indicator that sufficient evidence has already been collected to obtain a conviction and that the government is ready for trial.

An effective defense strategy starts before indictments are filed — usually at the onset of FBI investigations. Contact the Dallas, Texas law office of Dan C. Guthrie, Jr., to discuss your defense strategy and obtain answers to your questions.

Additional Information on FBI Investigations:

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FBI Investigation News:

Is the Insurance Industry the Next Target of the FBI?

FBI special agents met in New York with state insurance regulators to discuss how complex transactions can be structured to manipulate financial results in the insurance industry. According to The Wall Street Journal, the FBI has initiated a probe into accounting practices in the insurance industry that could extend to other financial-services businesses. Between 50 and 75 agents are involved in this probe.

"We have a very wary eye on the insurance industry because of AIG," Chris Swecker, assistant director of the bureau's criminal investigative division, told a media briefing on financial crimes, according to the Journal. In other corporate fraud cases, he observed that the FBI found that more than one company in an industry is usually involved in doing business a certain way. "If one was doing it, others had to stay competitive," Swecker said.

Swecker emphasized that the FBI did not want to be "caught napping" if the insurance industry becomes the next big corporate fraud issue.