Crangle has represented victims of investment fraud. An investment that seems too good to be true usually is. Promises of a higher than normal rates of return should be viewed with scepticism, but not always is. As a lawyer, cases of civil fraud often require highly aggressive and tactical litigation, such as obtaining an injunction to freeze the alleged fraudster’s assets before they get transferred, dissipated or encumbered. Litigating against fraudsters requires a lawyer to think outside the box sometimes. Fraudsters are usually intelligent, engaging and highly manipulative when they are trying to get your money. Once they have your money and they suspect that you have caught on to their ways and want your money back, their tactics switch to delaying you or they get defensive, aggressive, and then stopped returning your calls and emails altogether. Fraudsters are also usually good at hiding their money and assets through a web of shell companies, close friends and even relatives. Fraudsters often have nothing in their own name in the belief that this insulates them from liability. The lawyer has to try to follow the money trail.
Crangle has also represented people accused of committing civil fraud. It is helpful to know and understand the flip side when representing either the people that have been defrauded or those accused of civil fraud. A lawyer’s job is to vigorously and ethically represent their client to the best of their ability, regardless of what the client has been accused of. A lawyer should never lie for a client, but can ethically represent a client by vigorously defending them and making the have to prove every facet of their case if possible. When representing a defendant accused of fraud, sometimes getting a great outcome for a client means negotiating the best deal possible or minimizing the damages. Only 5% of cases actually go all the way to trial, so defending and eventually negotiating a deal may be considered a “win” for the client.
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