Mayersohn Law Group represents individuals, professionals, business owners, and companies facing money laundering investigations and prosecutions throughout Florida, moving quickly to challenge the government’s financial narrative, protect client assets, and build a strategic defense before the window to act closes.
Depending on the allegations, the consequences can include:
In South Florida, money laundering prosecutions are pursued aggressively at both the state and federal levels, frequently involving overlapping allegations connected to fraud, drug trafficking, organized crime, healthcare investigations, or complex financial transactions.
These cases depend on highly technical financial analysis and extensive transaction tracing involving bank deposits and transfers, wire transactions, business accounts, real estate purchases, offshore transfers, cryptocurrency transactions, cash-intensive businesses, and financial structuring allegations.
Depending on the circumstances, potential outcomes may include:
Our firm approaches these cases strategically from the first contact.
Knowledge is the critical element prosecutors must prove. To secure a conviction, they must establish that you knew the funds represented proceeds from criminal activity. If you did not know, or if the evidence does not clearly establish that knowledge, this becomes the most powerful defense available. The prosecution’s burden on this element is frequently the centerpiece of the defense strategy.
Structuring means deliberately breaking up cash transactions to stay below the $10,000 federal reporting threshold, for example, making repeated deposits of $9,500. It is a federal crime under 31 U.S.C. 5324 even when the underlying money is completely legal. Many people face structuring charges without ever realizing their banking patterns triggered a federal investigation. Do not speak to investigators about transaction patterns before consulting an attorney.
Under Florida Statute 896.101, penalties range from a third-degree felony carrying up to 5 years for amounts between $300 and $20,000, to a first-degree felony carrying up to 30 years for $100,000 or more within a 12-month period. Federal charges under 18 U.S.C. 1956 carry up to 20 years per count, and prosecutors frequently stack multiple counts to maximize total sentencing exposure.
The government may seek immediate asset freezes and forfeiture of any funds or property it claims are connected to the alleged laundering, often before trial and sometimes before formal charges are even filed. Challenging these actions requires immediate legal response. Delay can result in prolonged account freezes and loss of resources needed to fund a defense.
Yes, and it is common practice. Prosecutors frequently stack money laundering counts on top of drug trafficking, fraud, or RICO charges specifically to increase total sentencing exposure. Each money laundering count carries its own prison term, which can run consecutively with other charges. This is one of the primary tools federal prosecutors use to pressure defendants toward plea agreements.
South Florida is one of the most active federal money laundering prosecution districts in the country. International financial flows, offshore banking activity, cryptocurrency transactions, and high-volume real estate markets create frequent exposure. Federal prosecutors in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are experienced and aggressive in pursuing these cases, and investigations frequently involve multiple federal agencies simultaneously.
Contact an attorney immediately and do not produce any documents or make any statements without legal guidance. A subpoena signals that a federal investigation is underway, and how you respond to it can significantly affect your legal exposure. An attorney can review the subpoena, assess its scope, and advise on the appropriate response to protect your rights.
Yes. Federal and state prosecutors increasingly pursue money laundering allegations involving cryptocurrency transactions, digital wallet transfers, and blockchain-based financial activity. Crypto transactions are traceable, and forensic blockchain analysis has become a standard investigative tool in financial crime cases. If your financial activity involves cryptocurrency and you are under investigation, early legal intervention is critical.
