Disclaimer: This article is only intended for educational purposes and shouldn’t be used as a substitute for legal advice.
Only theft is not considered a fraud; other forms of deception can be termed as fraud as well, such as medical fraud, tax fraud, embezzlement, identify theft fraud, and so on. In Canada, most of the fraud charges are ruled under Section 380(1) of the Criminal Code. There are other laws that address different frauds under different sections of the Criminal Code.
Frauds can be difficult to deal with, especially when any financial transactions are involved in the process. It’s necessary to hire the best lawyer for the job if you have been charged for fraud to make sure you win the case.
What Is The Penalty for Criminal Fraud?
Under Section 380, the penalties are decided according to the monetary value of the property. If the property is worth more than $5000, the criminal is subjected to get up to 14 years of the sentence. Moreover, if the property is worth more than $1 million, the criminal will be subjected to 2-years jail imprisonment.
To make sure that the criminal is given the right sentence, the penalties are decided based on different factors, including:
- of victims
- The impact of the crime on the victim
- The amount of planning required to conduct the crime
- The degree of use of criminal’s position in the community
- Destruction of records
- The impact of fraud on the Canadian financial system
- Value of the involved property
All of these factors contribute to the final penalty that is imposed on the criminal by the court. Other factors that might add or subtract to the criminal’s penalty include their remorse for the crime, zero existing criminal record, or restitution.
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