First Offence Fraud Charges

Serious criminal frauds, government frauds and elaborate financial transactions are very intense in terms of preparation. You need access to great forensic experts. We can organize that for you and agree on a strategy early that will deliver you the best results.

We have great experience in financial crimes. Book to see one of our solicitors now.

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Accessibility of records for tax department
Additional records for taxation
Blackmail
Consequences of failing to comply with section 260A
Contaminating goods causing public alarm or economic loss
Corporate criminal responsibility for offence against section 254
Custody of False Instruments
Dealing with property suspected of being proceeds of crime
Deliberately omitting information
Director Omitting Certain Entries
Directors Cheating or Defrauding
Directors must give information to company
Directors Publishing False Statements
Directors Wilfully Destroying Books
Embezzlement
Failure of directors to call general meeting
Failure of responsible entity to call meeting of the scheme's members
Failure to lodge documents
False accounting
False Pretences
False statements
False statements by company directors
Falsification of documents
Falsifying or concealing identity
Forgery etc. of documents and identification marks
Forgery, using etc. false documents an indictable offence
Form of record - English language
Frauds by officers
Fraudulent Misappropriation
Giving false or misleading information to tax officers
Good faith, use of position and use of information - criminal offences
Goods in Custody
Inclusion of false or misleading information in records
Inducement to be appointed liquidator etc. of company
Larceny
Larceny as a Clerk
Listed company - director to notify market operator of shareholdings etc.
Make False Instrument
Material personal interest - director's duty to disclose
Notice to ASIC of share cancellation
Notice to ASIC of share issue
Obstruction of Commissioner or an authorised officer
Obtain Benefit by Deception
Obtain Credit by Fraud
Obtain Money by Misleading Statements
Obtaining financial advantage by deception
Obtaining licence etc. by false statements
Obtaining property by deception
Offences by officers of certain companies
Offences by persons involved in management of bodies corporate
Offences for failure to comply with statutory duties
Offences for failure to comply with statutory duties by guarantor
Period of retention
Requirement to keep proper records
Suppression of documents
Tax evasion
Theft
Unauthorised access to or modification of restricted data
Unauthorised impairment of data held in computer disk, credit card or other device
Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment

If you find yourself facing a fraud charge and this is your first offence, the laws relating to your case may be different. As Melbourne lawyers with extensive experience in a number of fields, including fraud law, we can advise you of the best way to handle your specific matter and any way in which the laws may differ for your first offence.

Fraud offences cover a range of fraudulent activity from computer fraud and tax fraud to government fraud. They can range from small amounts to offences involving millions of dollars.

 Some issues in fraud offences are;

• As this is a first offence, where there any extenuating circumstances that led you to act in a manner that is out of character?
• Can you be directly connected to the amount claimed by the prosecution?
• Can your account of the events shed light on a reasonable explanation of what happened?

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