Washington DC Fraud Lawyer
When facing a fraud charge in Washington DC, the guidance of a talented and skilled attorney can be invaluable. Here are some basics you must know as you begin your defense.
Fraud is comprised of actions that are performed with the intent to deceive. Fraud includes any action involving a breach of duty, trust, or confidence resulting in damage to another or by which undue advantage is taken of another.
In Washington DC, a person commits the offense of fraud in the first degree if that person engages in a scheme or systematic course of conduct with intent to defraud or obtain another party’s property with a false or fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise, and thereby obtains property of another or causes another to lose property.
The elements of second degree fraud are quite similar to those of first degree fraud. Second degree fraud does not require an actual taking or losing of property. Fraud may also be committed by means of false promise as to future performance that the accused does not intend to perform or knows will not be performed.
If you are facing similar charges in the state Maryland, Price Benowitz LLP also has skilled Maryland fraud attorneys that can help. You can learn more about fraud laws in Washington DC by visiting the District of Columbia Official Code.