On behalf of The Law Office of Kevin L. Barnett | Sep 26, 2019 | while collar crimes
North Carolina employers are on the lookout for employees who attempt to commit crimes. When suspicions rise to the level of legal accusations and investigations, you may wonder how you can fight the charges. You may only know the term embezzlement from mob movies,...
On behalf of The Law Office of Kevin L. Barnett | Jun 25, 2019 | while collar crimes
White collar crime can be tricky to define because it encompasses quite a few different crimes. However, the best way to define it is that it involves finances and does not involve physically harming another person. These two aspects are what set it apart from other...
On behalf of The Law Office of Kevin L. Barnett | May 2, 2019 | while collar crimes
Many people assume that wage theft occurs when an employer denies a worker overtime wages after said worker puts in extra hours. While they would not be wrong, wage theft occurs in several different ways. The denial of overtime wages is just one form of the crime. It...
by The Law Office of Kevin L. Barnett | Jan 4, 2019 | while collar crimes
Like most in Charlotte, you understand that Uncle Sam is eventually going to get his own chunk of your earnings; the real question is whether that is going to happen every two weeks or once a year in April. While you might appreciate the need for taxes, that does not...
by The Law Office of Kevin L. Barnett | Aug 31, 2018 | while collar crimes
Most might assume that proving that a white collar crime was committed would be fairly straightforward; one need only identify scenarios were well-intentioned investors lost a good deal of money due to the promises of the schemer. Yet does the mere fact that you, as...
