Many factors at play when deciding on a penalty for fraud

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Céline Dostaler
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There are many factors the court weighs when determining the penalty for fraud, the primary one being the amount of money involved.

If someone is charged with fraud under $5,000, the Crown has two choices. They can proceed by indictment and seek the maximum penalty of two years in federal prison followed by three years of probation. If the Crown instead decides to treat the fraud charge as a summary conviction, the maximum penalty is two years less a day in a provincial jail and a $5,000 fine. To read more, click here.

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