The Consequences Of Conviction For Fraud

Ed Prutschi explains the consequences of being convicted for fraud. Sentencing can range from scenarios where a person does not go to jail, all the way up to sentences that are extremely lengthy in the 10, 15, 20 years for multimillion-dollar complex frauds perpetrated against employers in a breach of trust scenario that were planned [...]

Mortgage Fraud

Edward Prutschi examines mortgage fraud. Certainly, we notice in our practice, and anecdotally if one looks at media reports and talks to bankers and law enforcement, that there does seem to be a significant increase in mortgage fraud. There are a lot of different ways that a mortgage fraud can be perpetrated. Mortgage fraud is [...]

The Crime Of Fraud

The Criminal Code defines fraud in Section 380. There are two categories, fraud under $5000 or fraud over $5000. Fraud occurs when deceit or fraudulent means are used to deprive someone of property, money, valuable security or services. Many thefts can also be frauds and it is sometimes up to the police officer to decide [...]

Corporate Fraud

Fraud can take many forms in the business arena and our company has seen many examples over the years. In one circumstance, an individual employee may defraud his employer. He might be in a position of authority and be able to forge invoices or agreements of purchase and sale in order to justify the transfer [...]

« Previous Page