Larceny/Theft

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DEFENDING LARCENY/THEFT/ SHOPLIFTING/EMBEZZLEMENT/CREDIT CARD FRAUD CHARGES

in Virginia, Maryland, New York, D.C. & Massachusetts

Larceny, commonly referred to as theft is the taking of anything that has value without the consent of the owner. To be convicted of theft/larceny in Virginia, New York, Maryland or Massachusetts, the taking must be coupled with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. In most states, the law defines larceny as either grand larceny or petty larceny. The term grand larceny vs. petty larceny is used to identify the minimum threshold value of the item stolen. If a person is accused of shoplifting, the person can be charged with either grand larceny or petty larceny. The value of the stolen property will determine whether the person will be charged with grand larceny or petty larceny. Some states still spell petty larceny as petit larceny.  In some states, such as Virginia, the minimum threshold for a person to be charged for grand larceny is only $200.  A grand larceny in Virginia is treated as a felony.

There are many different types of larceny:

• Grand Larcey
• Petty Larceny (petit)
• Shoplifting
• Larceny by false pretense or fraud
• Embezzlement
• Larceny by trick
• Credit card fraud
• Writing a bad check 

In most states, embezzlement is theft of assets by a person who is in a position of trust over the assets that are alleged to have been stolen. Again, like shoplifting, whether a person is charged with grand larceny embezzlement vs. petty larceny embezzlement is determined by the value of the assets that are stolen. Most crimes of embezzlement in Virginia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, & Massachusetts usually arise from an employment environment.

Credit Card fraud in Virginia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, & Massachusetts is becoming a very serious crime as people used credit cards more and more. This fraud occurs when a person fraudulently obtain, takes, signs, uses, sells, buys or forges someone else's credit or debit card or their card information. Another form of credit card fraud is selling something to someone knowing that the credit card being used to pay for the item or services is illegally obtained or being used without authorization. Each time a credit card or debit card transaction occurs without authorization of the real owner can constitute as a new criminal act in Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Maryland & Massachusetts. Thus, if an illegally obtained credit card is used for five different transactions, each transaction is criminal act. Therefore, each of five transactions can result in a separate charge. Due to the high rate of credit card fraud at the present time, unlike other type of theft crimes, in most states, regardless of the value of the transaction, each transaction is usually classified as a felony.

If you wish to speak with a Maryland, New York, Massachusetts & Virginia criminal larceny defense attorney, please call us at 888-437-7747 or contact us via our fast on line form.

The Law Offices of SRIS, P.C. have offices in Virginia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, & Massachusetts.

Our offices in Virginia are located in Fairfax, Lynchburg, Manassas, Richmond & Virginia Beach.

Our offices in Maryland are located in Rockville & Annapolis.

Our office in Massachusetts is located in Boston.

Our office in New York is located in New York City.

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