Client charged with fraud in relation to expenditure issues while employed for a City in the Lower Mainland. We negotiated a resolution involving partial restitution of amount alleged to have been taken. Client also received conditional sentence from Judge after sentencing submissions.
Fraud Charges Theft and Property Offences
At Stern Shapray, we provide legal representation across a wide range of criminal and quasi-criminal matters, from serious charges to regulatory and provincial offences.
R. v. M.R.
R. v. S.T.
Client charges with over 20 counts of identity theft, fraud, and utter forged documents. Client used false identification to purchase a truck and was ultimately caught with several items of fraudulently created credit cards and identification cards. Crown was initially seeking global sentence of three years real jail. Client worked with counsel for several months and attended drug treatment. Crown agreed to joint submission for community sentence order. — NO REAL JAIL
R. v. R.G.
Client charged with fraud over $5000 by making repeated fraudulent transactions throughout several months, amounting to almost $10,000. Client was an employee of the store and therefore it was statutorily aggravating that she had breached her position of trust. Contested sentencing resulted in judge sentencing client to a conditional discharge. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. A.V.
Client was charged with breaking and entering and stealing from 13 businesses over the course of several months. His fingerprints and DNA were found at the scenes of the offences and he was captured on CCTV security video. Despite the fact that the client had a lengthy, prior criminal record for breaking and entering and other offences, Mr. Beckett’s negations with the Crown allowed the client to avoid jail and serve his sentence in the community through a conditional sentence. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. D.S.
Client was charged by indictment with robbery for stealing a car and money at knifepoint. Mr. Beckett ultimately persuaded the Crown to resolve the file by way of a peace bond. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. D.
Client charged with breaking and entering, robbery, and unlawful confinement. Complainant, a former roommate of the client, said the client broke into his house, assaulted him, and stole a significant amount of cash and property. Client testified at trial that the complainant had been the aggressor, attacking her and trying to prevent her from leaving when she returned to collect her belongings after moving out. Judge accepted the client’s evidence and held that the complainant’s evidence did not withstand scrutiny under cross-examination by counsel. Client found not guilty on all charges. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. T.S.
Client was charged by indictment with robbery for stealing collector’s sneakers at knifepoint. Mr. Beckett persuaded the Crown to stay the proceedings against the client. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. S.T.
Client charges with over 20 counts of identity theft, fraud, and utter forged documents. Client used false identification to purchase a truck and was ultimately caught with several items of fraudulently created credit cards and identification cards. Crown was initially seeking global sentence of three years real jail. Client worked with counsel for several months and attended drug treatment. Crown agreed to joint submission for community sentence order. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. R. G.
Client charged with fraud over $5000 by making repeated fraudulent transactions throughout several months, amounting to almost $10,000. Client was an employee of the store and therefore it was statutorily aggravating that she had breached her position of trust. Ms. Delaney ran a contested sentencing resulted in judge sentencing client to a conditional discharge. – NOT GUILTY