New Jersey will probably present you with charges of theft, false statements, intent to defraud, fraudulent use, and other charges. If you steal faster than your guarding angel can fly, there is a good chance you will steal your way into the federal prosecutors' net. Then, by the time your case is finished, you will have the intimate knowledge of the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act and other federal fraud charges contained in Title 18 of the U.S.C., including identification fraud (18 U.S.C. §1028), credit card fraud (18 U.S.C. §1029), computer fraud (18 U.S.C. §1030), mail fraud (18 U.S.C. §1341), wire fraud (18 U.S.C. §1343), and financial institution fraud (18 U.S.C. §1344). Not enough? Well get this: each of these federal felony charges includes absolutely draconian penalties. As a criminal defense lawyer as well as a consumer, I recommend that you stay clear of credit card fraud, if you can, of course. If you cannot and now your local friendly law enforcement people have questions for you, my second recommendation is to call a criminal defense lawyer right away.

Copyright (c) 2008 Joseph Potashnik

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