Mortgage Fraud Defense Attorney
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of most mortgage fraud investigations. The agent investigates the case and the United States Attorney makes the decision on who to indict for specific acts. Many of these fraud indictments are coming to task in South Carolina. Specifically, the Florence division of the United States Attorney is in the process of indicted several individuals in the Myrtle Beach area for mortgage fraud. The Charleston office of is also in the process of investigating several suspects in the Hilton Head area of South Carolina. It is important for anyone that is a target of an investigation to hire a federal criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. The FBI agent will attempt to get as much information from individual suspects prior to any indictment. If the agent does not attempt to speak with a suspect, the agent is most likely still gathering information on the case. It is never a good idea to speak with a government agent without having gone over the specifics of the case with your criminal defense attorney.
In most Federal cases the government will agree to provide immunity to a suspect prior to speaking with them about a case. This immunity is very tricky to say the least. Many attorneys do not understand the federal system and the fact that the immunity is not true immunity. A suspect will be provided with what is referred to as a proffer letter (Kastigar Letter). This letter will provide a suspect with immunity against being prosecuted for information that is provided during the interview. However, if the government already has the information or gathers the information from another source, all bets are off and there is significant exposure to a federal indictment.
Mortgage Fraud in reality does not exist. Mortgage fraud is a combination of several federal crimes. Bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, misprison of a felony are all examples of what would compromise what is called mortgage fraud. A defendant convicted of mortgage fraud will need to review the United States Sentencing Guidelines under the fraud section to determine their specific guideline range. There is not mortgage fraud section under the guidelines.
Our criminal defense attorneys in Myrtle Beach are available to discuss any type of mortgage fraud case. A South Carolina Federal Defense Attorney is critical to getting a good result in a fraud case. Call to speak to a Myrtle Beach Attorney today at 843-839-2900.
