Theft/Fraud Recent Cases Cases

Our client retained the office after being charged with Fraud over $5000. The allegations were serious as it was alleged that R. defrauded the government out of approximately $38, 000. Mr. P. adamantly denied these allegations and a lengthy trial was set. The Crown’s case was document intensive and the defence was one of forcing the Crown to prove each element of the offence. In the end, this did not occur and Mr. P., who faced a considerable jail sentence, walked away without a conviction.

A former client had returned with new charges of theft under $5000. It was alleged that Ms. C had attended a grocery store in town and left without paying for a great deal of merchandise. The client had prior charges that had been successfully dealt with. As such she had no Criminal Record. A plea bargain was reached whereby the client would make a charitable donation and would in exchange have her criminal charges withdrawn. The client made the donation and consequently can say she has a clean criminal history.

The client was middle aged Registered Nurse. She worked a number of years in this capacity prior to receiving a large medical payout. It was subsequently determined that the client had falsified a number of medical documents which had insinuated that she had terminal cancer. As this was not the case, the client was charged with fraud. The client had no ability to pay restitution on the $100,000 that had been fraudulently procured. That said, Mr. Wyman was able to successfully negotiate a Conditional Sentence Order (House arrest) on the client’s behalf. This spared the client a lengthy prison sentence.

The client, a high School teacher was charged with shoplifting. While the allegations were straightforward, the matter was complicated by the fact that S.B. had been charged with the same offence one year earlier. While the client wanted nothing more than to plead guilty and put the matter behind him, our office insisted that he provide us an opportunity for meaningful resolution discussions with the Crown’s office. Ultimately, the client made a charitable donation to a Calgary animal shelter. As a result the client was spared a criminal record.

The client, an out of province business professional, was charged with theft while visiting the city of Calgary. Recognizing that time was of the essence in procuring a lawyer, N.B. met with various local counsel but ultimately hired Mr. Wyman to deal with the charges. Given the nature of her employment, a criminal record was simply not an option. A resolution is brokered whereas the client’s charges are withdrawn following a charitable donation. All fingerprints and photographs in relation to the incident are destroyed. The client never had to attend court.