Embezzlement Attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth

If you fear that you or a loved one will be charged with embezzlement, or are already facing embezzlement charges, do not wait to hire a Dallas embezzlement defense lawyer to defend your freedom. Embezzlement penalties in Texas can be severe — and they can be even worse if you hire the wrong lawyer. 

The Fort Worth embezzlement defense lawyers at Sellers Law Firm are practiced in defending fraud and white-collar theft crime and possess the knowledge of how to win embezzlement cases. If you need the best criminal defense attorney in Texas, call Sellers Law Firm for top representation.

What is considered embezzlement in Texas?

Embezzlement is the appropriation of another person’s property with the intent to defraud or deprive them of it. This can include simple actions like taking money from a safe in a department store or complicated schemes, such as a financial advisor slowly defrauding his clientele through portfolio mismanagement.

The essential element is that the relationship can be loosely defined as employee/employer; even if the financial advisor manages 50 portfolios, those clients pay his bills and are considered his employers in this scenario.

Some more common examples of embezzlement would include:

• Taking kickbacks from vendors
• Fake payments, or payments for services not rendered
• Credit card fraud
• Padding expense reports
• Changes prices of products to improperly discount them for purchase
• False theft reports

Whatever type of embezzlement you have been accused of, our white-collar criminal lawyers in Dallas know how to defend it. Our founder, Frank Sellers, has a business school background and understands the intricacies of a career in finance and how easy it can be for a business to accuse its employees of financial crimes.

What is the punishment for embezzlement in Texas?

Punishments for embezzlement in Texas are steep and increase in severity based on the amount of money allegedly embezzled.

Amount Embezzled	Classification	Fines	Jail Time
Up to $100	Class C Misdemeanor	Up to $500	–
$100 – $750	Class B Misdemeanor	Up to $2,000	Up to 180 days
$750 – $2,500	Class A Misdemeanor	Up to $4,000	Up to 1 year
$2,500 – $30,000	State Jail Felony	Up to $10,000	1 – 2 years
$30,000 – $150,000	Third Degree Felony	Up to $10,000	2 – 10 years prison
$150,000 – $300,000	Second Degree Felony	Up to $10,000	2 – 20 years prison
$300,000 and up	First Degree Felony	Up to $10,000	2 – 99 years prison

There are aggravating factors that will cause the severity of an embezzlement charge to be increased independently from the dollar amount embezzled. Some of these aggravating factors include:

• Embezzling money from a non-profit organization
• Embezzling money from an elderly person or vulnerable population
• Embezzling money while acting as a public servant
• Embezzling money while working for the government

Like most white-collar crimes, they get a lot more complicated if you are implicated at the federal level. Make sure that you get a fraud lawyer in Fort Worth that understands the complexities of federal crimes.

Types of white-collar crimes

Embezzlement cases aren’t the only white-collar crime cases that we defend. Some other types of white-collar crime that Sellers Law Firm defends against are:

Federal white-collar crimes

• Healthcare Fraud
• Mail Fraud
• Wire Fraud
• Bank Fraud (Learn more about bank fraud punishment)
• Conspiracy
• RICO Violations
• Public and Political Corruption
• Falsifying Financial Documents
• Making False Statement to a Federal Agent

State white-collar crimes

• Money Laundering
• Theft Crimes
• Forgery
• Tampering with Government Records
• Misapplication of Fiduciary Property
• Securing the Execution of a Document by Deception

Protect your freedom: Call a Dallas embezzlement defense lawyer from Sellers Law Firm

Do not wait to hire a Fort Worth embezzlement defense lawyer because you may have less time than you think. Being under investigation for financial crimes usually means the case is already built against you, meaning that you need to hire a white-collar defense attorney as soon as possible to give yourself a fighting chance.

The embezzlement defense lawyers at Sellers Law Firm know how to win embezzlement cases. If you’ve received phone calls from a state or federal agency, or gotten a letter from the Department of Justice, take it seriously, and schedule a free consultation online or call us at 817-928-4222 to start building your defense.

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