San Diego Computer Crime Attorney
Crime on the World Wide Web.
As the Internet has developed, cyber crime has blossomed. In fact, the FBI reports that losses from Internet crime doubled in 2009 alone. If you are charged with criminal Internet activity, it’s often considered a federal offense. But the truth of the matter is, in their desire to see justice prevail, law enforcement officials often violate personal rights. So you need an experienced San Diego computer crimes attorney like the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter to fight for your rights.
It’s your future. Call the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter at 619-330-5881
for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation.
Defining computer crime.
Computer crime involves many activities and may include:
In their desire to see justice prevail, law enforcement officials often violate personal rights.
- Internet gambling – A 2006 federal ban drove Web-based casinos offshore.
- Internet pharmacy fraud – It is a violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to dispense prescription drugs without a valid prescription.
- Offshore credit cards – Restrictions are looser overseas. The problem, you might not ever see your money again
- Credit card fraud – Individuals may hack into your account and make purchases without your knowledge.
- Pornography – It’s big business. Every second $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography.
- Solicitation of a minor via the Internet – Chat rooms make it easy to meet children under the legal age, but sexual activities with a minor are still illegal.
- Identity theft – Growing by leaps every year, identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of another person’s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person’s identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person’s name.
- Illegal downloading and other intellectual property theft – Unauthorized copying and illegal downloading has had a major and damaging effect on the music, film and software industries and they have clamped down on online violations of copyright laws.
A complicated legal affair.
Computer crimes are often complicated by matters of jurisdiction, the loss of money and property forfeiture of property or money. Internet crime charges and other computer cases are usually tried in federal court. The penalties in federal court can be harsher, so there’s more a stake.
What an experienced computer crimes attorney can do for you.
If you’re charged with computer crimes, you need a skilled and creative lawyer to fight for your rights. Often, computers can be accessed by more than one person. You could be falsely accused of a crime of which you had no knowledge of.
Take the first step in your defense today.
Don’t take any chances. If you’re convicted of a federal time, that could mean prison in a federal or state facility. You want knowledgeable legal representation that can negotiate your best case. So don’t delay in calling the Law Offices of Elliott N. Kanter at 619-330-5881 for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation. We’ll work together protect your rights.