Fraud Attorneys
Office locations nationwide including Los Angeles, CA
Fraud is when a person makes or causes to be made directly, indirectly, or through agency, a false statement with the specific intent that it be relied upon, while knowing this statement was false, especially when the false statement was made with the specific intent to procure either the delivery of personal property, the payment of cash, the making of a loan, credit, the extension of credit, the execution of a contract of guaranty, the discount of an account receivable, or the making, acceptance, discount, sale or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note before the benefit of either that person or another person.
Consequences for a conviction on a charge of Fraud include:
- Long-term imprisonment
- Probation or parole
- Loss of the right to be bonded, which has many employment consequences
- Payment of restitution to the victims
- Mandatory counseling
- Significant fines above and beyond restitution
- Other
Defenses of Fraud may potentially include:
- Showing insufficient evidence
- Proving factual innocence
- Proving true owner
- Proving the statement was
- Not known to be false
- Not intended to be relied on
- Not made with the intent to procure property or money
- Other
Our Criminal Case page provides more information on the following:
- Why you may receive a stiffer sentence
- What you can do to improve the outcome of your case
- What The Cochran Firm can do to help you
