West Palm Beach Insurance Fraud Lawyer
Defending Your Insurance Fraud Charge
Insurance fraud is one of the multitudes of fraudulent schemes and white collar crimes to plague Florida and especially South Florida over the years. It involves knowingly making a false statement to or concealing a material fact from an insurance company. At Seltzer, PA our lead defense attorney began his career as a prosecutor with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office where he learned exactly how to build a white collar criminal case, advancing his career to serving as a Cyber Crime Prosecutor. Since his transition to criminal defense, we have had many years of experience defending white collar crime cases and have found that having an attorney with the understanding of how the law works on both sides of the justice scale is a distinct advantage. If you are under investigation or have been charged with insurance fraud, it is imperative that you contact a knowledgeable West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney immediately. We have helped countless numbers of people stand up and fight for their rights, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss your situation and determine how we may be able to help you.
Insurance Fraud Defense Attorney in West Palm Beach
Insurance fraud applies to fraud of the following types:
- Medical insurance by providers or patients
- Auto insurance and staged accidents
- Homeowners' insurance
- Life insurance
Florida state legislators have cracked down on all types of fraud, including credit card fraud, mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud and insurance fraud and do not treat any fraudulent schemes lightly. Insurance fraud punishments are harsh, including civil penalties such as the insurer's right to sue the perpetrator of the fraud and up to a 30 year prison sentence. Specifically, if the property is valued at less than $20,000 you can be charged with a felony-third degree; from $20,000 to $99,999 your charge can be felony-second degree; and if $100,000 or more, the charge of felony-first degree can apply. Physicians and other medical professionals, hospitals and attorneys who knowingly and willfully assist or conspire to commit insurance fraud face a debilitating future with the potential loss of their professional license and the end to their chosen career.
Intent to defraud is an inherent part of insurance fraud and you cannot be charged if you made a statement that you thought was true and only later discovered to be false. If retained as your legal counsel, we will dedicate ourselves to finding any flaws that may be hidden in the prosecution's case and work to turn their mistakes to your advantage. If we cannot get your case dismissed or enter into a plea agreement to your satisfaction, we will not hesitate to take your case to trial in our efforts to help you obtain the best possible result in your case.
Contact a West Palm Beach insurance fraud lawyer based in downtown Miami and serving all of South Florida for an aggressive defense of your criminal matter.