Jacksonville Money Laundering Defense Lawyer

Accused of Using Money Earned Illegally or Converting Ill-Gotten Gains?

The state of Florida and federal law enforcement agencies have sophisticated tools for tracking the proceeds of criminal enterprises, and broad authority to seize cash or property they believe are connected to illegal activity.

The law firm of Mitchell A. Stone, P.A., has successfully defended clients against money laundering charge, and has stopped the government from seizing and forfeiting assets. Attorney Mitch Stone represents clients in Jacksonville, Northeast Florida, and statewide.

Contact us today for a free consultation with a lawyer experienced in white-collar crime defense.

Skilled Representation for Money Laundering

Attorney Stone has represented individuals accused of laundering the profits drug trafficking, prostitution, gambling, fraud, embezzlement, bribery, insider trading, and other crimes. He has defended business owners, corporate executives, tax and accounting professionals, as well as others facing potential prison sentences for placement, layering, or integration of illicit proceeds.

Mitch Stone is a board-certified criminal trial lawyer with 35 years of experience. He is a former prosecutor who has tried major financial crime cases successfully to a jury. He understands how to defend clients against state and federal prosecutions involving money laundering, bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. He is effective at stripping away the veneer of the prosecution's case as it relates to wire transfers, bank deposits, purchase of securities, confiscation of large amounts of cash, or business entities supposedly fronting to legitimize criminal profits. His aggressive courtroom skills and thorough analysis of the evidence has resulted acquittals and dismissals, or mitigated sentences, in major money laundering cases.

Recovery of Seized Assets

Under the Money Laundering Control Act, the Patriot Act and other state and federal legislation, the government can seize or freeze (a) intercepted cash, bank accounts, real estate or other conversion of criminal gains, and (b) cars, homes, and other property directly connected to a criminal enterprise. If the confiscated assets are determined illicit or positively connected to a crime, they are subject to forfeiture.

Law enforcement uses asset forfeiture to undercut organized crime and auction of seized assets to fund crime-fighting efforts. However, in their zeal to gain resources they commonly exceed the bounds of search warrants or seize cash and property without probable cause. Mitchell A. Stone, P.A., has had success is preventing asset forfeiture and in recovering seized assets when the prosecution cannot sufficiently prove a nexus to criminal activity.

With everything at stake, you need an attorney effective in refuting these allegations. Call our Jacksonville offices at (904) 263-5005 for a free, confidential consultation.