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Identity Theft Attorney - Arizona

Have you been accused of Identity Theft in the State of Arizona? If so, you need to contact the Phoenix law offices of O. Joseph Chornenky. Identity theft is a criminal offense. It occurs when a person knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit or to aid or abet any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law or that constitutes a felony under any applicable state or local law. In 1998 the Congress passed the Identity Theft Act which made identity theft a felony. When you are facing such a serious charge you need an experienced white collar criminal defense attorney. Our attorneys have over 30 years of experience handling identity theft and other serious white collar crimes.

There are a number of ways one can be charged with Identity Theft;

• Rummaging through trash for medical bills, credit card bills, and other items that may contain personal information
• Using the internet to find useful personal information
• Buy data from online information brokers that ask very few questions as to the motives of the inquirer.
• An insider at a bank or DMV may use or sell a person’s information
• An increasingly common practice is to use personal information to open up a credit card and run up bills.
• Open a bank account in someone else’s name and begin to write bad checks on that account.

Being a successful Phoenix identity theft and white collar crime lawyer requires keeping up with legal changes. Currently, Mr. Chornenky is handling a number of cases involving telemarketing, and computer “spam.” These cases pose new challenges to any attorney, and Mr. Chornenky has a proven ability to take on challenging and unique cases and winning. Our lawyers at O. Joseph Chornenky have 30+ year of experience defending the rights of the accused

Contact Us

Contact the criminal law attorneys of O. Joseph Chornenky, P.C., to set up a free initial consultation. Call us at (602) 264-3289. To speed up the process, you can also fill out a criminal law intake form. For all later fees, we accept credit cards.

Our Phoenix white collar crime lawyers are available for large-scale state and federal cases throughout Arizona, including Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, Tucson, Peoria, East Valley, Flagstaff AZ, and more. For smaller-scale cases, we prefer to work with clients from Phoenix and Maricopa County AZ.