Services White-Collar Investigations & Criminal Defense

Kean Miller leverages years of experience to help businesses, organizations, and individuals defend white-collar crime allegations, navigate government investigations, and perform internal investigations for businesses. We have particular experience in defending clients in matters involving criminal allegations of financial and securities fraud, health care fraud, theft of government funds, embezzlement, public corruption, and other forms of white-collar crime.

We defend clients in state and federal courts, and in enforcement matters involving various law enforcement and administrative agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of the Interior – Office of Inspector General, Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce – Bureau of Industry and Security, the Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.

Our team leader, Chris Dippel, gained invaluable experience through serving as Deputy Criminal Chief with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana and as an Assistant District Attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Areas of Expertise

• Antitrust
• Bank Fraud
• Commercial Bribery
• Conspiracy
• Counterfeiting
• Cybercrime
• Embezzlement
• Government Enforcement Investigations
• Environmental Crimes
• False Claims Act
• Firearm Offenses
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations
• Grand Jury Representation
• Health Care Fraud
• Immigration Offenses
• Insurance Fraud
• Internal Investigations
• Investment and Securities Fraud
• Price Fixing
• Public Corruption
• Tax Violations
• Theft of Government Funds
• Wire and Mail Fraud

Representative Experience

• Representation of a fertilizer manufacturer in a three-year criminal investigation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning allegations of criminal violations of air, water, solid waste, and hazardous waste laws and regulations.
• Representation of former public official in connection with federal corruption probe.
• Representation of executive director in connection with federal corruption probe.
• Representation of nurse in connection with HHS-OIG anti-kickback and healthcare fraud investigation.
• Representation of doctor in connection with HHS-OIG fraudulent prescriptions investigation.
• Representation of pharmacy owner in connection with state Medicaid billing investigation.
• Representation of doctor in HHS-OIG Medicare fraud bundling investigation.
• Representation of manager in DOI-OIG oil and gas royalty enforcement matter.
• Representation of commercial property owner in connection with state insurance fraud allegations.
• Representation of technical consultant in connection with FBI plant investment investigation.
• Representation of chemical company in connection with EPA criminal emissions probe.
• Representation of business owner in DOJ theft of government funds prosecution.
• Representation of business owner in DOJ wire fraud prosecution.
• Representation of hunter in federal migratory game bird prosecution.
• Representation of global manufacturer in state intellectual property theft criminal referral.
• Representation of individual in DOJ wire fraud and stolen vehicle prosecution.
• Representation of nonprofit in federal grand jury investigation.
• Representation of former employee in connection with state financial fraud investigation.
• Representation of accounting business owner in Louisiana State CPA Board investigation.
• Representation of sorority officer in college hazing probe.
• Representation of large landowner in connection with IRS Conservation Easement matter.