Rhode Island Fraud Attorney

If you are Involved in Fraud Charges, see a Fraud Attorney in Rhode Island

Have you been charged with a fraud crime? See a Rhode Island Criminal Defense Attorney for help in defending your case. Attorney Humphrey has twenty years of experience in criminal law defense and is a former prosecutor, so he is well acquainted with the court system and how prosecuting attorneys prepare their cases.

Fraud Lawyer in Rhode Island

Fraud charges are serious offenses and can have a detrimental effect on your reputation and, consequently, your ability to secure employment in the future. The sentences for fraud charge convictions vary according to the crime. For example, the law for financial misrepresentation in Rhode Island is given in § 11-18-9, Title 11 under fraud and false dealings. Under this law, a conviction of financial misrepresentation is punished by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or both, for each infraction committed. Conviction for giving a false document to a government employee is punished by imprisonment with or without hard labor of not more than a year and a fine of not more than one thousand dollars. These are misdemeanor crimes but a fraud might be serious enough in nature to be a felony. In the case of afelony, the punishments would be much harsher. For example, according to § 11-18-1.1, anyone filing a false insurance claim on a stolen motor vehicle will be guilty of a felony if convicted and the punishment is imprisonment of not more than five years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or both. Contact this law office immediately, if you have been charged in a fraud crime. The lawyer will prepare an in-depth, hard-hitting legal strategy for your defense.

Contact a Rhode Island criminal defense attorney today for skilled legal defense of fraud charges.