What is Extortion in Louisiana? Extortion is the communication of threats to another with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity of any description. Any one of the following kinds of threats shall be sufficient to constitute extortion: (1) A threat to do any unlawful injury to [...]
Federal Law for Wire Fraud: Electronic Communications, Radio, or Television -- 18 USC § 1343 The wire and mail fraud statutes are essentially the same, except for the method associated with the offense – the mail in the case of mail fraud and wire communication in the case of wire fraud. As a consequence, the [...]
Louisiana Laws: Cyberstalking -- La R.S. 14:40.3 Cyberstalking is action of any person to accomplish any of the following: * Use in electronic mail or electronic communication of any words or language threatening to inflict bodily harm to any person or to such person's child, sibling, spouse, or dependent, or physical injury to the [...]
Medicare Fraud and Abuse New Orleans Attorney Medicare fraud is typically characterized by: Knowingly submitting false statements or making misrepresentations of fact in order to obtain a federal health care payment for which no entitlement would otherwise exist; Billing for services not rendered or supplies not furnished, including falsifying records. Knowingly billing for services [...]
During the 2014 legislative session, the Louisiana law makers repealed the statute for Home Improvement Fraud and replaced it with Residential Contractor Fraud. Louisiana Residential Contractor Fraud Statute-- La. R.S. 14:202.1 Residential contractor fraud is the misappropriation or intentional taking of anything of value which belongs to another, either without the consent of the [...]
How the DA Proves Issuance of Worthless Checks? Dishonored Checks is Prima Facie Evidence of Insufficient Funds in Bank -- La. R.S. 15:428 Whenever any check or draft shall have been drawn on any bank, whether such bank be in or out of this state, and payment shall have been refused, such check [...]
WHAT IS WORTHLESS CHECK LAW IN NEW ORLEANS? BY: ELIZABETH B. CARPENTER Issuing Worthless Checks -- La. R.S. 14.71 Issuing worthless checks is the issuing, in exchange for anything of value, whether the exchange is contemporaneous or not, with intent to defraud, of any check, draft, or order for the [...]
White Collar Crime Defense New Orleans Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. -- New Orleans Criminal Defense Attorney Forgery Our firm has served many Louisiana Citizens who are facing white collar felony and misdemeanor charges in state and federal court. FORGERY La.R.S. 14:72 It shall be unlawful to forge, with intent to defraud, [...]
NEW ORLEANS WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL DEFENSE BANK FRAUD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY ELIZABETH BAGERT CARPENTER -- Representing Clients in Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson, St. John, St. Chalres, St. Tammany Parishes Bank Fraud -- La.R.S. 14:71.1 A. Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme or artifice to do any of the following shall be [...]
New Orleans White Collar Crimes Defense Attorney Elizabeth B Carpenter Law -- Attorney New Orleans White Collar Crime Attorney New Orleans Serving Clients in Orleans Parish, St. Tammany Parish, St. John Parish, St. James Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, Assumption Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Plaquemines Parish and Jefferson Parish. [...]