Online Offences

Criminal Harassment is basically defined as conduct designed to cause another person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of another person known to them. This prohibited criminal conduct can be committed in any one of a number of ways, including stalking, repeated and unwanted communication or by means of behaviour directly designed to harm the intended victim. The period of time covered by these charges is almost always substantial, that is

Charged with counterfeiting money or possession of counterfeit money in Toronto? Counterfeit Money is any currency that is created without the sanctioning of legal authorities, generally duplicating legal tender, for the purpose of fraud, and the making, passing (uttering in legal terms) & possession of counterfeit money is a serious crime in Canada. Whether legal tender or metal based coins, the Government of Canada takes counterfeiting currency very seriously. As a matter of fact, counterfeiting

Toronto Credit Card Fraud Criminal Defence Lawyer Credit Card Fraud is the general term used to describe the usage of debit or credit cards to fraudulently acquire legal tender or goods. It is closely tied to identity theft, as the two often go hand-in-hand. Credit card fraud is a very serious crime as it is often associated with organized crime, and happens on such a wide-scale in Canada as to have an impact on the

Penalty For Counterfeiting / Forgery In Canada Counterfeiting involves the fraudulent creation of products, or money with the intent of using it as a valid trademarked item. Forgery (known in the legal system as Uttering A Forged Document) is the altering or creation of a document in order to commit fraud, without the knowledge of the proper authorizing party. It may include the creation or altering of a document, or the mere signing of someone

Criminal Breach of Trust Lawyer in Toronto Criminal Breach of Trust occurs when anyone in the position of a “trustee” of anything for a beneficial use, on behalf of another person, or public or charitable organization, acts to or has intent to defraud, or use anything in trust that has not been authorized by the trust. In short, it is the abuse of trust (normally) in a public office. This can be an act or

What is Extortion? Definition of Extortion (Blackmail) The definition for extortion in the Criminal Code of Canada is the act of making ‘threats, accusations, menaces or violence’ in order to induce the complainant to do something, usually pay money. A threat to bring civil proceedings (lawsuit) is not considered a ‘threat’ for the purpose of a charge of Extortion. What Are The Penalties For Extortion (Blackmail) in Canada? The maximum penalty for an Extortion Crime

Identity theft is a term commonly used to describe the theft of someone’s personal information for the purpose of pretending to be that person, usually in order to obtain credit or financial gain in some way. The veil of anonymity provided by the internet has created even greater opportunities for the theft of our identity. Identity theft and identity fraud in the Criminal Code of Canada encompass a wider range of activity that covers all