White Collar Defense Research Topics

White collar defense requires experience with federal sentencing guidelines, DOJ prosecution policies, and strategic judgment.

📈 Securities & Wire Fraud

Insider trading, investment fraud, market manipulation, and wire fraud charges. Defense against SEC and DOJ parallel investigations.

🏛 Public Corruption

Bribery, honest services fraud, gratuities, and Hobbs Act extortion. Defense of public officials and government contractors.

💰 Tax Evasion & Fraud

IRS criminal investigations, failure to file, false returns, offshore account disclosure, and FBAR penalty defense.

🔒 Conspiracy & RICO

Federal conspiracy charges, RICO enterprise allegations, and multi-defendant cases.

Federal District Courts by City

Select a city to see the federal district court that hears white-collar prosecutions there, its courthouse address, and a link to the city research page.

New York, NY

New York Federal District Reference

New York County
U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007
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Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Federal District Reference

Los Angeles County
U.S. District Court — Central District of California
350 W 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Chicago, IL

Chicago Federal District Reference

Cook County
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Illinois
219 S Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604
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Houston, TX

Houston Federal District Reference

Harris County
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas
515 Rusk Street, Houston, TX 77002
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Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix Federal District Reference

Maricopa County
U.S. District Court — District of Arizona
401 W Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003
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Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Federal District Reference

Philadelphia County
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Pennsylvania
601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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San Antonio, TX

San Antonio Federal District Reference

Bexar County
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas
655 E Cesar E Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78206
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San Diego, CA

San Diego Federal District Reference

San Diego County
U.S. District Court — Southern District of California
333 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
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Dallas, TX

Dallas Federal District Reference

Dallas County
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas
1100 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75242
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Miami, FL

Miami Federal District Reference

Miami-Dade County
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Florida
400 N Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33128
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Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Federal District Reference

Fulton County
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Georgia
75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Boston, MA

Boston Federal District Reference

Suffolk County
U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
1 Courthouse Way, Boston, MA 02210
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Seattle, WA

Seattle Federal District Reference

King County
U.S. District Court — Western District of Washington
700 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA 98101
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Denver, CO

Denver Federal District Reference

Denver County
U.S. District Court — District of Colorado
901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294
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Detroit, MI

Detroit Federal District Reference

Wayne County
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Michigan
231 W Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226
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Tampa, FL

Tampa Federal District Reference

Hillsborough County
U.S. District Court — Middle District of Florida
801 N Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602
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Portland, OR

Portland Federal District Reference

Multnomah County
U.S. District Court — District of Oregon
1000 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
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Nashville, TN

Nashville Federal District Reference

Davidson County
U.S. District Court — Middle District of Tennessee
719 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203
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Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Federal District Reference

Mecklenburg County
U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
401 W Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
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Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas Federal District Reference

Clark County
U.S. District Court — District of Nevada
333 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89101
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Additional research notes are published as new court decisions are issued.

Primary sources

  • 18 U.S.C. § 1343 — law.cornell.eduFraud by wire, radio, or televisionVerbatim: “Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”
  • 18 U.S.C. § 1962 — law.cornell.eduRICO — prohibited activitiesVerbatim: “It shall be unlawful for any person employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce, to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt.”
  • 18 U.S.C. § 3231 — law.cornell.eduDistrict courts — original jurisdiction of federal offensesVerbatim: “The district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction, exclusive of the courts of the States, of all offenses against the laws of the United States.”

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