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Website Blunder Could Lead to White Collar Crime in Pierce County
A website in Pierce County was recently shut down for providing too much information to the general public. According to a KIRO-TV article, the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department shut the site down after receiving information that county residents who have had septic tank work done at their homes were at risk of having personal information, namely credit card numbers, available in plain view on the website for anyone to see. The website had been used by homeowners, real estate agents, and contractors as a means of learning whether or not a particular property had its septic service worked on.
At this point, the website remains shut down until the Pierce County Health Department combs through pages and pages of data to delete personal credit information that should not have been made available to the general public in the first place. While no criminal charges have been sought at this point against any individuals who may have come across the personal information, cases of white collar crime in the state of Washington can ruin more than a victim’s credit score and financial well-being.
That is, individuals accused of white collar crime can often be saddled with a stigma that may prevent them from acquiring employment, or could cause those individuals to lose professional licenses to practice their professions. In the event that an individual is accused of a white collar crime in Seattle, that individual’s best course of action is retaining the services of an experienced criminal defense attorney who will examine every detail surrounding that individual’s arrest.
At McNeese & Trotsky, PLLC, our Seattle white collar defense attorneys understand how intimidating facing criminal charges may be. It is important for you to be aware of all your legal rights and we will fight to ensure that those rights are not infringed upon in a court of law. If you have been accused of a white collar crime, don’t hesitate to contact our skilled Seattle defense attorneys as soon as possible. Please call us today at 888-282-6977 for a free and confidential evaluation of your case.
