My friend got mixed up in a fraud conspiracy thing 12 yrs ago in the casino where he worked in england but moved to Italy to visit family before the police ever questioned him. The other two went to magistrates then to high court,got 400 fine each. The amount scammed from the customers was only 50quid,but the gaming board prosicuted anyway.This was back in 1995.
My friend has been back to the uk since and funnily enough on one trip back in 2002 he got stopped for speeding and because he was returning back to italy the police explained they had to arrest him to bring the court date forward for the speeding offence,nothing was said about what happened in 1995.
Does this mean the original case was closed and hes not on the list as his name wouldve come up when he was arrested and interviewed for the speeding offence????
He wants to move back to england but doesnt want to look over his shoulder over something stupid he did 12 years ago.
2007-10-01 06:37:18 · 12 answers · asked by rob 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Best to get a lawyer or someone who can find out if there is still an open case or outstanding warrant for his arrest.
Varies by country and crime on how long they keep cases open.
2007-10-01 06:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by g_for_G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no limitation on prosecutions of allegations of theft.
Your friend was arrested as he had no address in UK and it was suspected that he would not appear at court. This happens with non UK residents a lot.
It used to be section 25 of PACE 1984 but is now covered by SOCAP.
The Police would have check PNC for your friend, if he wasn't arrested for the fraud ( which is a better offence than speeding) he can't be shown as wanted I suspect.
That is the only way that they would know about the crime unless he was stopped in the Police area in which the original fraud was investigated.
2007-10-03 22:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by dave t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the case never got off the ground as far as your friend was concerned, the chances are that there will be no paperwork floating about the system in the form of old warrants for his arrest. He was never questioned, never charged, never bailed to attend court. He seems to have slipped through the system. The gaming board (and the CPS) got the other two convictions and presumably left it at that.
One should never be too complacent about old warrants, though. I knew of someone who skipped the country with two outstanding warrants and was arrested ten years later, when she returned and had the gall to resume practice as a lawyer, thinking the coast was clear. Somebody at the Old Bailey was a step ahead of her!
2007-10-01 07:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its most likely that the case is just closed now. I don't know exact UK law, but since it was just a minor offense, it seems, then I'm sure its not worth pursuing. The evidence is long gone by now, and since the other two got a 400 fine anyway, twelve years later, I'm guessing that its just dismissed.
In the US, you have 10 years and then they can't prosecute you, unless it's murder.
2007-10-01 06:41:37 · answer #4 · answered by burton160w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about UK law, but it may be there's a statute of limitations on fraud in the UK.
2007-10-01 06:41:32 · answer #5 · answered by average person Violated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The statue of limitations should have ran out if has been 12 years.
2007-10-01 06:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jeep Girl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is there a statute of limitations in England for this crime? If so what (how many years) is it? Answer THOSE questions and you'll have answered your first one.
2007-10-01 06:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over minor offences they only go back 7 years.So tell him to stop worrying and don't do it again.
2007-10-01 06:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An unsolved crime is never closed, I needs legal advice.
2007-10-01 07:44:48 · answer #9 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your "friend" needs a lawyer, not the advice of crack heads like me that frequest ther Yahoo Answer board
2007-10-01 06:40:40 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋