Fraud is a serious offense that involves obtaining property or personal information through acts of deception, theft, or coercion. Criminal fraud is typically a felony-level offense that is punishable by hefty fines and sometimes with lengthy prison sentences.

There are many different types of fraud, and in fact as technology evolves, new types and methods of fraud are cropping up all the time. However, regardless of the type of fraud, the elements of the offense are similar, and therefore the defense is often similar.

Below we cover how North Carolina defines fraud, and [...]

Listen to the news and you’ll hear a lot of seemingly different illegal activities described as fraud. Sometimes, it may seem like just about anything that involves stealing is labeled fraud, and that new types of fraud are being invented every day.

This isn’t completely untrue, especially with the ever-evolving array of new technologies that we use to aid us in our daily lives. As technology and communication methods change, methods of fraud constantly change as well. To better understand fraud charges, you have to understand what constitutes fraud and how it is [...]