White collar charges demand a sophisticated defense strategy.
Embezzlement—the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been legally entrusted—is classified based on the dollar amount involved and the specific identity of the victim. If the value of the embezzled property ranges between $2,500 and $15,000, the crime is designated a Class D1 felony, carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison. If the value exceeds $15,000, the offense escalates to a Class C2 felony, carrying up to seven years in prison. The statute is particularly unforgiving toward public corruption; the embezzlement of state or county property by a public officer is classified as a Class B3 felony regardless of the monetary amount, exposing the corrupt official to up to ten years in prison.
Embezzlement penalties scale rigidly based on the value of the property diverted. Under $1,000 is a misdemeanor. Values between $1,000 and $2,499 carry up to 2 years in prison. Values between $2,500 and $14,999 carry up to 5 years in prison. Embezzlement exceeding $15,000 carries up to 8 years in the Department of Corrections and a $10,000 fine. Mandatory restitution is required in all cases.
Embezzlement cases are document-heavy and complex. We challenge the prosecution's accounting, dispute the valuation of property, argue lack of intent (honest mistake vs. fraud), challenge the chain of custody of financial records, and explore whether there was actual authorization for the transactions in question.
We defend embezzlement cases in courts across northeastern Oklahoma, including state, federal, and tribal jurisdictions.
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