You entered information incorrectly into a database at work. You deleted or changed some old documents related to accounts receivable. Maybe you just changed some numbers around on some bills or receipts, but you were going to rectify it as soon as you were able. Before you could fix those errors, you found yourself either under arrest or subject to an investigation by law enforcement or your employer for Falsification of Business Records and/or related charges.

A savvy prosecutor can make your life miserable by charging you with either Falsifying Business Records as a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail or as a felony punishable by up to four years state prison. This charge can be levied upon you by only establishing that with the intent to defraud, a person changed or altered a true entry in a business record or made or caused to be made a false entry or prevented a proper entry from being made in the business records of an enterprise. The crime can be elevated to a felony if the prosecution can establish that your intention to defraud was combined with the intention to commit or conceal other crimes.

For example, if a person alters records of the employer’s business to cover up the theft of only $100, the prosecution may be able to charge you with the felony where the theft itself was only a misdemeanor. We, at the Law Offices of Crotty & Saland, are led by Mr. Saland, an experienced criminal defense attorney and former Assistant District Attorney under Robert Morgenthau in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. We have the experience and mindset of a savvy prosecutor to challenge these allegations to get you where you want, and need, to be.

Call us at (212) 312-7129 or contact us online today.