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Can this be considered a criminal fraud offense?
About 3 weeks ago I wired $14,193.00 to a friend who works for a liquidator business for the purchase of some Apple Computers. He turned the cash over to the owner of the business who has been unable and unwilling to provide any products. He made a partial reimbursement of 5200.00 to my friend and the check bounced so I am still out $14,193.00 and the owner will not reimburse my
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Answered over 2 years ago.
Personal Injury Lawyer in Saint Petersburg, FL.
You should contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's dept concerning the returned check. You can receive the 5200.00 restitution as a condition of any criminal sentence. Regarding the rest, the failure to perform does not in itself constitute fraud. At the least you can sue the company in county court. Law enforcement will probably not want to get involved as it appears to be a civil matter..good luck
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Reputation Level 14
Answered over 2 years ago.
Criminal Defense Attorney in Boston, MA.
You can call the police. With what you wrote the person could be charged with larceny by check. That doesn't necessarily mean that the person will be charged or will be convicted of that charge.
Attorney Jason Chan 77 Franklin Street, FL3 Boston, MA 02110 617-556-8220 website: www.attorneychan.com blog: http://attorneychan.wordpress.com/ twitter: http://twitter.com/AttorneyChan Disclaimer: I am not licensed to practiced law in this state. This is for informational purposes only. 
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Answered over 2 years ago.
Criminal Defense Attorney in Orlando, FL.
Contact law enforcement. Case should be assigned to an Economic Crimes Detective. If the computers never existed you were a victim of criminal fraud. You should be able to provide the wire-transfer receipt, name and contact information of your friend, and contract for purchase.
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