We have extensive experience in handling fraud cases. We assist clients when they are suspected of having committed fraud and also when they themselves are victims of fraud-related offences.
Companies are running more and more into the realm of criminal law in that the authorities or persons of companies are the target of criminal acts. The number of internal as well as external fraud cases has increased exponentially in the last years, all because of the development of new methods and IT techniques. Obviously, the more complex the laws become, the higher the risk that companies and entrepreneurs would be held criminally liable, even without being aware of it.
Regarding the subject matter of tax, there is often a debate between the taxable person and the tax administration regarding whether a certain commercial practice is lawful. In many of these types of cases, the tax administration chooses to apply criminal law to strengthen its case against that person.
Some examples of our work in white-collar crime and tax fraud matters include:
- assisting a former CEO of a company active in the film industry in an investigation into facts of embezzlement by a former director;
- assisting a company and one of its directors in an investigation and prosecution for falsification of documents and money-laundering based on an underlying tax felony;
- assisting a director of a real estate group in criminal prosecution for facts of falsification of documents, money-laundering, and material misrepresentation of purchase price;
- assisting a constructor of transport equipment in a judicial investigation into corruption, which was aimed at obtaining and keeping important contracts for the supply of public transport equipment;
- assisting a sport management and sports brokerage company in an investigation into money-laundering and criminal enterprise.
