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Faced 5+ Years in Prison

People Vs Joseph Amico

Covered by NYDaily News. Las Vegas man accused of threatening a prominent attorney and making vile remarks.

Faced 10+ Years in Prison

People Vs. Anna Sorokin

Covered by New York Times, and other outlets. Fake heiress accused of conning the city’s wealthy, and has an HBO special being made about her.

Faced 3+ Years in Prison

People Vs. Genevieve Sabourin

Accused of stalking Alec Baldwin. The case garnered nationwide attention, with USAToday, NYPost, and other media outlets following it closely.

Faced Potential Charges

Ghislaine Maxwell Juror

Juror who prompted calls for new Ghislaine Maxwell trial turns to lawyer who defended Anna Sorokin.

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WE PROVIDE WHITE GLOVE SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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The Spodek Law Group understands how delicate high-profile cases can be, and has a strong track record of getting positive outcomes. Our lawyers service a clientele that is nationwide. With offices in both LA and NYC, and cases all across the country - Spodek Law Group is a top tier law firm.

Todd Spodek is a second generation attorney with immense experience. He has many years of experience handling 100’s of tough and hard to win trials. He’s been featured on major news outlets, such as New York Post, Newsweek, Fox 5 New York, South China Morning Post, Insider.com, and many others.

In 2022, Netflix released a series about one of Todd’s clients: Anna Delvey/Anna Sorokin.

Why Clients Choose Spodek Law Group

The reason is simple: clients want white glove service, and lawyers who can win. Every single client who works with the Spodek Law Group is aware that the attorney they hire could drastically change the outcome of their case. Hiring the Spodek Law Group means you’re taking your future seriously. Our lawyers handle cases nationwide, ranging from NYC to LA. Our philosophy is fair and simple: our nyc criminal lawyers only take on clients who we know will benefit from our services.

We’re selective about the clients we work with, and only take on cases we know align with our experience – and where we can make a difference. This is different from other law firms who are not invested in your success nor care about your outcome.

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NYC Social Security / NYC Welfare Fraud Lawyers

Understanding Welfare Fraud

One of the things that people do to get assistance from the government is to commit welfare fraud. At times, this is unintentional as you might leave off a part-time job or forget to report that a change has been made in your living situation, such as a decrease in the amount of rent that is paid. While these are still fraud situations, it’s not as severe or looked at as harshly as someone intentionally leaving off or not reporting information in order to get more help. Some people also commit social security fraud in the same manner.

If you make any amount of money, it’s supposed to be reported to social security or a welfare office. However, there are some people who don’t report money that is made if they get paid in cash instead of a payroll check. This is a common way to commit this kind of fraud. If there isn’t a paper trail of the amount of money that is made, then it can’t be traced. Some people will have a part-time job in order to show that they are trying to work while making cash on the side without reporting the cash that is made.

Consequences of Fraudulent Reporting

Another way to commit fraud is by not reporting the number of people who live in the home. This is often seen more with welfare benefits, such as medicaid and food stamps. It’s not really seen as much with social security as the office usually doesn’t look at the number of people in the home to determine how much you would get each month since it’s based more on how much you have paid into the government. If you report that there are more people in the home than there really are living there, then you would get an increase in the amount of benefits that you receive. You also need to let the office know if anyone has moved out of the home as this would result as a decrease in the amount of benefits for most people. The amount of benefits is based on the number of people in the home and how much is made, so it’s important to report correctly so that you can get the proper amount of benefits. If you make a mistake in reporting or if you neglect to report on purpose, then it could result in not receiving benefits for a certain period of time or paying back the amount that you received.

Fraudulent Activities

A common way to commit welfare fraud for food stamps is with trafficking. This is when you would sell the food stamps that you receive for money, drugs or other items. Some people do this when they are low on money and need to pay a bill while some will do it to get money for gas or to get clothing. There are various reasons as to why someone would exchange food stamps for money or items, but it’s still fraud, and you can be punished if you are caught. Stores also participate in welfare fraud, especially if it’s a smaller store. The worker might ring up something that isn’t supposed to be bought with food stamps, such as beer or cigarettes, so that the person can buy the item without using cash. The item wouldn’t be scanned at the register in the traditional manner. Instead, the worker would key in a grocery price so that it looks like the person bought food instead of something else.

If you have been charged with social security of welfare fraud, it’s important to seek the assistance of an attorney. The attorney can help determine whether you intentionally committed the fraud or if there was a mistake that you made as each incident is punished differently. You should have all of the paperwork involved with the fraud allegation as well as current information so that it can be checked against what was reported.

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