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Brian Ross, Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer

FRAUDS AND WHITE COLLAR CRIMES

There are numerous Fraud related offences, including Fraud, Uttering Forged Documents, Breach of Trust crimes, and Impersonation.

Brian Ross is a founding partner at Canada’s largest criminal Law firm, Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini, LLP.

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THE OFFENCE

These, and others, can all be found in the Criminal Code of Canada: http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html. What follows is a brief summary of the law. While it is not, and should not be relied upon as legal advice, it may assist you with some of the questions you might have. As always, consult a criminal lawyer should you need criminal advice.

  • Fraud

    380(1) 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

    1. Of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or

    2. Of an offence punishable on summary conviction,

    where the value of the subject-matter of the offence does not exceed five thousand dollars

    To find someone guilty of Fraud, the Crown must prove that: (a) the defendant deprived the complainant of something of value, including any property, money, valuable security or service, (b) the defendant’s deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means caused the deprivation, and (c) the defendant intended to defraud the complainant.

  • False Pretenses

    362(1) Every one commits an offence who

    (a) By a false pretence, whether directly or through the medium of a contract obtained by a false pretence, obtains anything in respect of which the offence of theft may be committed or causes it to be delivered to another person;

    (b) Obtains credit by a false pretence or by fraud

    (c) Knowingly makes or causes to be made, directly or indirectly, a false statement in writing with intent that it should be relied on, with respect to the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself or herself or any person or organization that he or she is interested in or that he or she acts for, for the purpose of procuring, in any form whatever, whether for his or her benefit or the benefit of that person or organization,

    1. The delivery of personal property,

    2. The payment of money

    3. The making of a loan

    4. The grant or extension of credit,

    5. The discount of an account receivable, or

    6. The making, accepting, discounting or endorsing of a bill of exchange, cheque, draft or promissory note; or

  • Forgery

    366(1) Every one commits forgery who makes a false document, knowing it to be false, with intent

    (a) That it should in any way be used or acted on as genuine, to the prejudice of any one whether within Canada or not; or

    (b) That a person should be induced, by the belief that it is genuine, to do or to refrain from doing anything, whether within Canada or not.

Breach of Trust

To prove someone guilty of Breach of Trust, the Crown must prove that: (a) the defendant was a trustee of something, (b) the defendant converted the thing to an unauthorized use, and (c) the defendant intended to defraud the complainant. A “trustee” is defined as a person who holds property (money) for someone else usually under a legal obligation, to administer that property for the benefit of another. To “convert” means to direct the thing to some use or in some way that is not permitted.

There are numerous ways to defend against Fraud related charges and I have successfully defended people against them many times – please refer to my Recent Successes page. The consequences to receiving a conviction for any fraud related offence are severe and can include a lengthy term of imprisonment.

Again, the foregoing is only a summary. It is not legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. For a free consultation to discuss your case, please call me at
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RECENT SUCCESSES

Frauds and White Collar Crimes

Found “not guilty” of all charges by jury at the Superior Court of Justice.

R. v. Y.B.

Client charged with Fraud Over $5000 and various other fraud related offences. Client allegedly worked for a store and was falsifying gift card amounts. As she was an employee, there was a Breach of Trust component. Client adamantly denied doing this.

Charge stayed after judicial pre-trial.

R. v. J.G.

Client charged with Fraud Over $5000. Client was alleged to have defrauded a limousine companies of a large sum of money as he and his business associates used these services to get around. It was alleged that he had no intention to pay for the services.

Charges withdrawn.

R. v. A.A.

Client charged with Fraud and Uttering a Forged Document. It was alleged that she presented false information to a bank and obtained credit by fraud.

Charge withdrawn by Crown Attorney

R. v. F.T.

Client charged with Fraud. It was alleged that the client attended at a Money Mart location and cashed a fraudulent cheque.

All charges withdrawn.

R. v. S.D.

Client charged with Obtain Credit by False Pretenses and Utter Forged Document. It was alleged that the client obtained a credit card using false identification.

All charges withdrawn.

R. v. C.S.

Client charged with two counts of Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards and numerous other Fraud related offences. It was alleged that was caught on camera using these cards and statements were made upon arrest.

Charge withdrawn after Preliminary Hearing.

R. v. S.D.

Client charged with Fraud Over after allegedly falsely reporting that his vehicle had been stolen. Police claimed that it was a scam to get proceeds from the insurance company.

Charge withdrawn.

R. v. D.H.

Client charged with Possession of Counterfeit Money after it was alleged he tried to pay for several items at a store with counterfeit money

Brian Ross is professional, straightforward, and honest. After we reviewed my case I didn't have high hopes for a positive outcome because there really wasn't much for him to work with. However, come court date, charges were withdrawn!! It had all happened so fast. I am so grateful for Brian Ross and his team. He didn't give up on my case and he definitely made lemonade out of like a 1/4 of a lemon. I would 100% use their services again - hopefully I won't have too.

Kate Rice

Money well spent! With all the issues with my case Brian gave me hope. I would definitely recommend spending the cash to hire Brian as he is an amazing lawyer. Watching him work I knew I had great chances. I feel like I have a new lease of life now with this behind me. All charges dropped which I could not imagine. Thank you to you and your team on helping me with this. Best lawyer in the city!!!

Jan Lane

I had a great experience hiring Brian for my case. From the beginning he was very direct and honest. He was confident in his prediction and his prediction was correct. Brian did an incredible job. He is highly knowledgeable in his field. He was thorough and very well experienced. I do highly recommend Brian!!

Anita Wong

As a young professional, the weight of a conviction was staggering, and would have greatly affected my ability to work in my chosen profession. Hiring Mr. Ross was the best way to guarantee against such effects. Throughout, Brian was present, helpful, positive, and supportive; hard-working and diligent. It was truly a pleasure to work with him, and a relief to get the call that Mr. Ross had accomplished what he initially set out to do. Consider this a sincere “Thank You” and commendation.

Kylie S

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