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Criminal Code, section 397(1)(a)

Falsifying books and documents with intent to defraud

Maximum: 5 years
Mandatory minimum: No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence: Property
Prosecuted: By indictment or summary conviction

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1 case with this offence

November 6, 2023
R. v. Bornais, 2023 BCSC 1945Theft over $5,000; Fraud over $5,000; Falsifying books and documents with intent to defraud, Kamloops. Justice Bradford F. Smith
20 months imprisonment (concurrent 6 months on three other counts), then 2 years probation; restitution and 10-year s. 380.2 prohibition

Judges who sentenced this offence

The Honourable Justice Bradford F. Smith1 case, leniency score 20

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