CREDIT CARD FRAUD
Dallas Credit Card Fraud Lawyer with 50 Years Experience
Fighting to Protect & Defend Your Rights in North Texas
Top Attorneys Fighting Credit & Debit Card Theft Charges
If you have been charged with credit card fraud in Dallas, Fort Worth, or anywhere else in North Texas, it is essential that you call a defense attorney with experience defending that specific type of federal charge. Tim Clancy is an experienced credit card fraud lawyer bringing several fraud cases like this to trial. Clancy will not simply make a plea deal like unexperienced attorneys might, he fights aggressively to defend your freedom. Serving the DFW metroplex for over 50 years, the main law firm office of Clancy & Clancy Attorneys at Law is situated conveniently in the heart of downtown Dallas, Texas close to the the Tarrant County Courthouse.
Did you find yourself in a sticky situation and need a Dallas credit card fraud lawyer? Tim Clancy Attorneys at Law has an impeccable reputation & is highly respected in the local community and criminal defense field. We utilize our years of courtroom experience to fight for your rights and protect the freedom you are entitled to as under the US constitution. We fight aggressively defending people in the North Texas and Dallas area who find themselves facing fraud allegations for credit card transactions.
You are innocent unless proven guilty! Don’t take a plea deal, let us fight for you in court. We are standing by 24 hours to speak with you about criminal charges you or a loved one are facing in Dallas County. Call Tim Clancy Attorneys at Law to schedule a confidential consultation at (214) 550-5771.
Credit Card Fraud Defense Attorneys in Dallas County
We aggressively defend against credit card fraud charges or criminal investigations involving credit card fraud, as well as other state or federal white collar criminal investigations throughout the DFW Metroplex and North Texas. We are prepared to aggressively defend you against state or federal credit card fraud charges or other theft charges.
Credit Card Fraud Laws in Texas: Fines, Punishments, & Sentences
If convicted of credit card fraud in Texas, prosecuted individuals can face between 180 days to 2 years in jail. If found guilty of a first degree felony credit card fraud charge, fines can be imposed up to $10,000. Credit card fraud is a felony charge in Texas, but fraudulent credit or debit card activities targeting and elderly person can escalate the charges to a third degree felony.
What Kind of Crime is It & What Qualifies as Credit Card Fraud in Texas?
According to Texas Penal Code Title 7 Subchapter C Section 32.31. a person commits credit card fraud if they knowingly present, sell, buy, or obtain financial credit or actual credit or debit cards for financial gain from an unauthorized monetary source. This can includes stealing credit cards, scraping credit or debit card information from card readers to make fake cards linking to unauthorized accounts. Other fraudulent credit and debt card offense are applying for or receiving financial credit under false pretenses; possession of credit cards for which you are not the official card holder name; and much more including:
- Using Someone else’s credit card or debit card
- Selling Fake Credit, Debit, & Cards of Monetary Value
- Printing or Making Cards Connected Someone Else’s Account
- Paying with a Credit Card that is Expired, Revoked, or Cancelled
- Buying a Fake or Stolen Credit Card from Someone
- Having a Credit Card in Your Possession that is not Yours with intent to use it.
If you have been charged with credit fraud, are being investigated for, or have been arrested with a fake credit card machine or card maker, credit or debt card fraud, a financial forgery infraction, including possession of a third party’s bank card, it is important to seek counsel from an experienced Dallas criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. We will swiftly begin the discovery phase of your defense to obtain all evidence and any information and witnesses before prosectors have time to persuade or cover anything up.
Contact Federal White Collar Crime Attorney Tim Clancy. Tim has a reputation as an aggressive defense attorney with the experience and knowledge to help clients avoid serious punishment. If you have been charged with or are under investigation for any federal white collar crime, you want Kevin Clancy & Tim Clancy. Our lawyers will answer your questions and give you an objective legal analysis.
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Tim Clancy is a passionate, strategic defense attorney who knows how to fight government prosecutors. If you are facing fraud or other white collar crime charges, or if you are under investigation for fraud, or other federal or white collar crime, you need an experienced Texas trial lawyer; we can help.
For additional information about state or federal fraud and white collar crime, or to discuss your matter in confidence with an experienced white collar crime attorney, schedule a confidential consultation by calling us at (214) 550-5771. If you prefer, fill out the contact form in the left margin and we will contact you.
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Located in McKinney Place in Dallas, Texas, Tim Clancy Attorneys at Law defend individuals against credit card fraud charges throughout North Texas, including individuals charged with misdemeanor or felony theft throughout the communities in and around the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, such as Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Mesquite, Irving, Oak Cliff, University Park, Highland Park, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Flower Mound, Southlake, Keller, Grapevine and Lewisville. Tim Clancy represents individuals charged with a state or federal crime in and around Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Henderson and Tarrant Counties.