Fraud Defense Lawyers in Orlando

Crimen falsi is Latin for “crime of dishonesty.” A conviction for fraud is unique because it is seen as a reflection of a person’s honesty. Fighting these charges often involves going through bank statements, business records, recorded surveillance, and phone records. Below is a list of common fraud charges:

Welfare fraud:

-There are several ways to commit welfare fraud when applying for aid or benefits from state or federal programs. Typical cases involve: failing to disclose material facts, failing to report a change in circumstances, altering or forging food stamps or Medicaid card, and receiving unauthorized payments.

Fraudulent use or possession of personal identification information:

-This is the willful and unauthorized use or possession with intent to use the personal identification information of another without their consent.

Organized fraud/Scheme to defraud:

-Involves obtaining property through an ongoing, systematic course of conduct with the intent to defraud one or more people.

Forgery and Uttering:

-Forgery is the falsifying of a document with the intent to defraud another person. Uttering is the passing of such a document knowing it to be forged and with the intent to defraud. Although the facts may arise from a single event, Forgery and Uttering are crimes independent of each other.

Worthless checks:

-This is essentially passing a bad check. This act becomes criminal if the payor knows there are insufficient funds in the account and he knows there is no arrangement with the bank to pay the amount in question.

 Fraudulent use of a credit card:

-Occurs when a person uses a credit card with the intent to defraud for the purpose of obtaining good or services. These cases generally involve credit cards that are stolen or forged.