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  • Jun 12, 2013, 10:41 AM
    Peppermint246
    Statute of limitation for fraud in BC
    I was arrested for credit card fraud in Jan 2007. I used a fake i.d. and a fake credit card. I went to the station after and signed a form to show up to court in 4months which I did, but my hearing was not scheduled and I heard nothing about it ever.
    I'm trying to apply for a job and they want me to do a criminal record check. If I ask for more information about my case from back then, could they bring the file up and start a new case? What is the statute of limitation for a case like this? The item I was attempting to purchase is less than $5000.
    Thank you.
  • Jun 12, 2013, 01:37 PM
    tickle
    If you let this slide and didn't pursue your court date, which you should have for future negotiations then this is going to show up on a criminal background check and you should have thought about it back then. Now you need a job.

    Credit card fraud is a whole different ballpark, that is a lot more serious then just skipping out on a credit card debt. You will be in the RCMP data base for identify theft; which is the purvue for the RCMP in Canada; it is international fraud.

    So, to answer your question, there is no statute of limitations on fraud of this nature in Canada.
  • Oct 30, 2013, 09:29 AM
    bninsurfside
    A boat builder and I signed an agreement whereby he would build a 21 foot boat with a jet inboard engine. One year later, the only thing he had completed was a hull for a 26 foot boat, which by the time it was finished was going to cost almost twice what the original agreement specified.

    I suspect that he used the money for remodeling his home and for his daughter's wedding. Although I have no specific proof of that other than observations and circumstances that occurred during this time.

    I have never received a boat nor a refund of the $35,000 he was given, which was $9,000 more than the original estimate.

    I know I was stupid, but I was trying to fulfill my son's dream if that is an excuse.

    What recourse do I have now that it is 7 years later?

    Thank you.
  • Oct 30, 2013, 09:57 AM
    AK lawyer
    Duplicate post. Moderator, please delete.

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