Fraud Charges | Criminal Lawyers in Brampton

If you have been charged with Fraud, under the Criminal Code of Canada, section 380, you will need to hire a lawyer to defend your case and negotiate with the Crown Attorney in order to ensure your charge is Withdrawn. Our criminal lawyers defend many clients who have been charged as a result of an incident relating to fraud.  Our Criminal Lawyers defend all Fraud charges, including Fraud Over $5000, Fraud Under $5000.

Our experienced team of Criminal defence Lawyers represent clients charged in Mississauga, Brampton, Milton, Newmarket, Toronto, Oshawa, Orangeville, Hamilton, Barrie, Oakville, Burlington, Guelph, Kitchener, North York, and across Southwestern Ontario.  If you have been charged with a criminal charge, contact our Criminal Lawyers for a free telephone case evaluation today.  We will fight to defend your charges and get you the results you deserve.

We regularly appear for our clients defending fraud charges in the courts, such as Brampton, Milton, Newmarket and Toronto. When you retain our office, you are hiring competent lawyers who will give you the time to explain your side of the story. We will review whether there are any defences to your charge within the law. We will also review your disclosure once you have retained us, and we will determine many other factors in order to defend your fraud case, or have your charge withdrawn. Our goal is to have your fraud charge withdrawn. Our Criminal Lawyers will successfully defend your case in the courts. If you would like to discuss your criminal charge of fraud, then please contact us today.

Under the Criminal Code of Canada, Fraud is found under Section  380 (1) which states that "Every one who, by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means, whether or not it is a false pretence within the meaning of this Act, defrauds the public or any person, whether ascertained or not, of any property, money or valuable security or any service,  

• (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding fourteen years, where the subject-matter of the offence is a testamentary instrument or the value of the subject-matter of the offence exceeds five thousand dollars; or  

• (b) is guilty  (i) of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or  (ii) of an offence punishable on summary conviction,  where the value of the subject-matter of the offence does not exceed five thousand dollars.