Money Laundering
Legal Defense of Money Laundering Charges Attorney
Representing clients in Nashville, Tennessee, and nationwide
The popular conception of money laundering includes channeling illegally gained money into legal and legitimate businesses so that the money can be used and invested openly, freely and with apparent legality.
While this scenario correctly describes a form of money laundering, many money laundering cases are quite different. Frequently, money laundering charges stem from activity that unintentionally leads to charges. For example, if a person makes a profit from what is determined to be an illegal source such as gambling or from a transaction later determined to be fraudulent in some way and invests the proceeds in a bank, the stock market or anywhere else, the person has committed money laundering. Or if the person takes those profits and purchases something (i.e., a vehicle) or even makes a house payment, that is money laundering.
The Nashville, Tennessee based criminal defense Law Office of Kimberly S. Hodde is skilled and experienced in fighting money laundering charges in federal court. Attorney Kimberly Hodde understands the confusion that can result from money laundering charges, and has provided informative counsel and effective legal defense services to numerous individuals in Tennessee and across the U.S.
Have you been charged with money laundering? Call an experienced federal criminal defense lawyer. Contact Kim Hodde of The Law Office of Kimberly S. Hodde at 615-242-4200.
Money laundering charges are often leveled in conjunction with other charges, such as charges involving drugs, racketeering, gambling and fraud, including healthcare and tax fraud. Once charged with money laundering, bank accounts, cars and other assets can be frozen and/or seized, even if the alleged illegal income source was an accidental business error that is declared fraudulent. If tainted funds are "co-mingled" with other assets, like bank accounts, the entire bank account can be seized even if 99 percent of the funds in the account have no connection to the money laundering charge.
If you face money laundering charges, including 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 or 1957 charges, contact Kimberly Hodde for experienced legal defense.
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If you have questions regarding federal money laundering charges, contact The Law Office of Kimberly S. Hodde. Ms. Hodde can be available for evening and weekend appointments. Ms. Hodde is mindful that you may not have budgeted for funding your defense; so, under some circumstances, she will work with defendants and/or their families on a reasonable payment plan. The firm is conveniently located in a free-standing building on Music Row, just one mile from the federal courthouse just one mile from the federal courthouse with an abundance of parking. Contact us at 615-242-4200.
