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Larceny was a common law offence (created by judicial action) while embezzlement and false pretences were statutory offences (created by legislative action). Larceny is by far the oldest. The elements of larceny were "well-settled" by the 13th century. The only other theft offence then existing was cheat which was a misdemeanor.
Crimes of this sort are typically prosecuted as larceny, and may be either a misdemeanor or a felony, based upon the value of the services illegally obtained.This category encompasses a wide variety of criminal activity including tampering with (or bypassing) a utility meter so that the true level of consumption is understated, leaving a hotel or restaurant or similar establishment without ...
There must be a deception. This has the same meaning as for section 15 (according to section 16(3) of the Theft Act 1968). See Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception). There must be causation, as to which, see Deception (criminal law) and Obtaining property by deception#By any deception.
Textbook on Criminal Law. Oxford University Press: Oxford. (2005) ISBN 0-19-927918-7. Criminal Law Revision Committee. 8th Report. Theft and Related Offences. Cmnd. 2977; Law Commission Consultation Paper No.15. Fraud and Deception. (October, 1999) [permanent dead link ] Griew, Edward. Theft Acts 1968 & 1978, Sweet & Maxwell: London. ISBN 0 ...
She faces charges of theft by unlawful taking and multiple counts of unauthorized use of a credit card. According to investigators: On Sept. 11, members of the Perry PTO came to the Hamburg police ...
The leading case in English law is Derry v.Peek, [2] which was decided before the development of the law on negligent misstatement. In Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v.Heller & Partners Ltd it was decided that people who make statements which they ought to have known were untrue because they were negligent, can in some circumstances, to restricted groups of claimants be liable to make compensation for ...
The law imposes “really serious penalties,” with prison time of between five and 30 years for those who commit retail theft and are involved in organized crime groups of five or more ...
In law, fraud is an intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1]