White Collar Crime

White collar crime encompasses a broad range of financially motivated, non-violent offenses typically committed by individuals in positions of trust. These include Ponzi schemes, securities fraud, money laundering, health care fraud, insurance fraud, bribery, and embezzlement.

These crimes can devastate businesses, drain retirement accounts, bankrupt organizations, and erode public trust in institutions. The FBI estimates that white collar crime costs the United States over $300 billion annually, making it one of the most economically damaging categories of criminal activity.

Because white collar crimes are often concealed within legitimate business operations, they require investigators with specialized financial expertise and the tenacity to follow complex money trails across multiple jurisdictions.

White collar crime often hides behind a veneer of legitimacy. Warning signs include investment returns that seem too consistent or too good to be true, pressure to invest quickly without due diligence, complex corporate structures with no clear business purpose, and reluctance to provide transparent financial documentation.

In health care fraud, look for billing patterns that don't match patient volumes, services billed but never rendered, and unusually high utilization of specific procedure codes. In money laundering cases, watch for businesses with revenue that doesn't match their customer traffic, frequent large cash deposits, and rapid movement of funds through multiple accounts.

MPM Consulting's white collar crime practice is built on the same investigative techniques used in federal law enforcement. Our team has direct experience investigating and prosecuting complex financial crimes at the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation Division.

We conduct thorough financial analysis, trace funds through complex transaction chains, analyze digital evidence, and coordinate with legal counsel to build cases that withstand scrutiny in court. Our investigators are skilled at identifying the organizational structures and personal relationships that enable white collar crime.

From initial suspicion through expert testimony at trial, MPM provides end-to-end investigative support that helps attorneys, businesses, and government agencies hold white collar criminals accountable.