Santa Ana- Mitchell Zogob, a former insurance broker, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of insurance fraud. He is sentenced to 10 years in jail for grand theft, forgery, and insurance fraud. Zogob was paid 4.6 million in workers comp insurance premiums. He would then give the companies forged certificates of insurance, however he never obtained insurance. This left the companies open to workers comp claims.
Santa Ana white collar crime defense attorney Michael Guisti explains what a white collar crime is and its punishments. He explains that there are many different types of white collar crimes such as grand theft, insurance fraud, health care fraud, forgery, and credit card fraud and identity theft. He goes on to explain the white collar crime grand theft. Grand theft is one of the most common types of white collar crime and it can be found in the California Penal code section 487(a). Its states that grand theft has occurred when, the money, labor, or real or personal property taken is of a value exceeding four hundred dollars. The court can also decide to add an enhancement to the charge if the amount taken is more than $500,000.
In Orange County, white collar crimes, such as grand theft, insurance fraud, and embezzlement are dealt with to the fullest extent. If convicted of theses serious charges a person can expect to be facing long prison sentences, fines, and restitution. Retaining a Newport Beach white collar crime defense attorney to defend you is the most important step you can take.
Why is it so important to hire an experienced Orange County white collar crimes defense attorney or a skilled Irvine criminal defense attorney?
When defending a white collar crime charge like grand theft or embezzlement you need to retain an aggressive and highly skilled attorney that has had experience defending clients facing white collar crime charges. At the Law Offices of Michael Guisti we have been representing clients in state and federal court for years. Our experienced attorney has not only handled cases in Orange County but in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino County as well.
If you or someone you know is facing a white collar crime charge like grand theft or is facing any other felony or misdemeanor charge like assault, battery, domestic violence, rape, child molestation, grand theft, fraud, drug crime, murder, second-degree murder or grand theft auto, retain our skilled Santa Ana criminal defense attorney today. Schedule a free consultation with our attorney today at (714)530-9690 or visit our website at www.topcalifornailawyer.com.
