McNees represented business owners targeted in a federal bank and wire fraud investigation alleging hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud.
When business owners became targets of a significant federal fraud investigation, our White Collar Defense and Investigations team conducted an internal investigation and presented its findings to federal prosecutors, causing the matter to be closed without charges filed.
Federal prosecutors and the FBI were investigating business owners in connection with alleged bank and wire fraud involving hundreds of millions of dollars. As targets of the investigation, the clients faced the possibility of federal criminal charges and significant consequences for themselves and their businesses.
Our attorneys conducted an internal investigation to assess the allegations and underlying facts. Based on that work, the team developed and coordinated a presentation for federal prosecutors that addressed the government’s investigation and the clients’ position.
Following the presentation, prosecutors closed the investigation without filing charges against the clients.
When a small business faced an aggressive copyright infringement demand, we developed a strategy to limit the client’s financial exposure and achieve an efficient resolution. Challenge A small business operating as a single-member LLC received an aggressive demand from a copyright enforcement entity after a single unauthorized image appeared on the company’s blog. The rights […]
When unclear property ownership threatened the preservation of the Knoxville African-American Cemetery, we helped establish a nonprofit organization and secure the legal title needed to protect and maintain the historic burial ground. Challenge The Knoxville African-American Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 130 African Americans, including veterans of the Civil War, World […]
