BELOIT COMPUTER CRIMES DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

If you've been charged with computer crimes in Beloit, or you just learned police want to talk to you about something on your phone or laptop, call a lawyer before you answer a single question. At Birdsall Muller LLC, our Beloit computer crimes defense attorneys prepare every case as if it's going to trial. We're a Milwaukee criminal defense firm, and we represent people in Beloit, Janesville, and across Rock County.

Online cases move quickly, and by the time you hear about one, much of the evidence is usually in the state's hands. Investigators work from IP addresses, account logins and files pulled off devices. Each of those points to a machine or an account. None of them shows who was at the keyboard.

Wisconsin's computer crimes law, Wis. Stat. § 943.70, makes it a crime to access, change, destroy or copy computer data and programs without permission. Depending on what the state says you meant to do and how much damage it claims, a charge under it can be a misdemeanor or a felony. Cybercrime charges also reach conduct that has nothing to do with hacking, including:

• Identity theft
• Internet phishing
• Online solicitation of a minor
• Child pornography crimes
• Credit card fraud
• Computer hacking
• Investment fraud

Identity theft under § 943.201 is a Class H felony in Wisconsin. Possessing child pornography under § 948.12 is a Class D felony. A separate law, § 948.075, covers people accused of using a computer to contact a child they believed was under 16 with the intent to have sexual contact.

Many of the child exploitation cases begin with a CyberTip. The Wisconsin Department of Justice receives those tips, leads the state's Internet Crimes Against Children task force, and refers many of them to local law enforcement partners for investigation.

Being charged means the state has made an allegation. It still has to prove every part, and we make it do that.

At Birdsall Muller, our Beloit cybercrime defense attorneys are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for each client. Our experienced cybercrime defense lawyers have decades of experience fighting for the rights of the accused. Call today for a free consultation if you've been charged with computer crimes in Beloit.

Yes. A good cybercrime attorney starts with the paper trail. We review the search warrant to confirm it was valid and that officers stayed within its scope. We look at how your devices were seized and who examined them afterward. We ask whether the forensic work ties the files or activity to you, or only to a shared router, a family laptop, or an account several people could open. We also go over anything you told police before you had a lawyer, since those statements often end up at the center of the state's case. Our computer crime defense lawyers look for constitutional violations in all of it. When we find one, it can weaken the state's case or end it. 

Beloit sits on the Illinois line, and online activity pays no attention to borders. When a case involves another state, federal prosecutors can step in, and federal computer and child exploitation laws reach material and activity that cross state lines by computer. That is one more reason to call Birdsall Muller early, before a state investigation grows into something larger.

Contact the best Beloit cybercrime defense lawyers.

Call Birdsall Muller.

John A. Birdsall and Nicole A. Muller are Beloit cybercrime defense attorneys, and our firm has secured not-guilty verdicts and dismissals of serious felonies. If you're searching for Beloit computer crime lawyers who will go through the evidence line by line, our Beloit criminal defense attorneys are ready to listen. Call 414-831-5465 for a free consultation. We'll hear your side first, then tell you plainly what we see in the case.

Our firm is simply the best computer crimes defense law firm Beloit has to offer.