fruad and felony what is the difference?
2007-01-24 16:51:22 · 5 answers · asked by samuel c 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It can be both, depending.
2007-01-24 16:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Frauds are crimes that can be either a federal offense or a state offense.
Fraud is obtaining goods, services or money under false pretenses. For instance, I sell you a car for $10,000; you pay the money but I don't deliver the car. I have commited a fraud.
A felony is a classification of the seriousness of the crime. I committ a fraud that cheats you out of $500. That would probably be a misdemeanor fraud. I cheat you out of the $10,000 car, that's felony. For frauds, the usual difference for a felony charge is the amount of money or value of the property involved.
The difference between a federal offense and a state offense is who and where did the fraud take place. Going back to the car deal, that would be a state offense as neither you nor the car are part of the Federal government. If I go to the VA hospital and get medical treatment by claiming I am a veteran, and they find out I'm not. I have defrauded the federal government and would be charged with a federal offense.
2007-01-25 01:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is generally state, but it can also be both. For example,a corporation has branches in other states, and they defraud employees and others at all their branches , then this act falls also under federal jurisdiction, because of the Interstate Commerce Act[crossing state lines]. The feds can investigate and prosecute this corporation as a single entity, along with the states involved.
2007-01-25 06:44:47 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both.
2007-01-28 16:12:09 · answer #4 · answered by Eddie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of fruad?
2007-01-25 01:40:26 · answer #5 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋