Tustin - Seven residents of Orange County have been arrested for credit card fraud. It is alleged by police that the group would purchase items from stores like Best Buy and Target with fraudulent credit cards. Two members of the group are accused of making fake receipts from theses stores in order to get free merchandise through rebates. Georgia Su and Kenneth Gill are being charged with creating the credit cards. Other members of the group were arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary, grand theft and identity theft.
In California crimes like grand theft, credit card fraud, and identity theft are considered white collar crimes. Crimes like grand theft are usually charged as felony. The California Penal code defines these crimes. Grand theft can be found in Penal code section 487. Grand theft occurs when the property or money stolen amounts to more that $400. Another crime mention is credit card fraud. This is found in Penal code section 484f (a) and states that every person who, with the intent to defraud, designs, makes, alters, or embosses a counterfeit access card or utters or otherwise attempts to use a counterfeit access card is guilty of forgery. Punishment s for these crimes could be long prison sentence, restitution, and large fines.
It is important to hire an Irvine white collar crime defense attorney if you are facing a crime like grand theft or credit card fraud. Since these crimes are usually charged as a felony, having an experience criminal defense attorney can help you defend these charges.
Why is it important to hire a Newport Beach white collar defense attorney or an Orange County criminal defense attorney?
At the Law Offices of Michael Guisti our Santa Ana criminal defense attorney has spent years representing clients that are facing white collar crime charges such as embezzlement, identity theft, credit card fraud, and grand theft. We have been successful representing clients in Orange County, Irvine, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Los Angeles and many other cites in Southern California.
If you or a loved one is facing criminal misdemeanor or felony charges contact our experienced Orange County criminal defense attorney today. We have bee successful in reducing client's felony charges to misdemeanors and even getting them dismissed. If you are facing assault, battery, DUI charge, rape, sexual battery, theft charges, possession charges, or domestic violence charge our qualified attorney can help. Call us today at (714)530-9690 or visit our website at www.topcalifornialawyer.com.
