Counterfeiting (Sentencing Cases)

From Criminal Law Notebook
This page was last substantively updated or reviewed January 2013. (Rev. # 78160)

Case Digests

Case Name Pv Ct Amount Sentence Summary
R v Flynn,
2012 BCPC 313 (CanLII), per Palmer J
BC PC $184,830 and $1,148,700 3.5 years imprisonment two separate incidents of counterfeiting
R v Khaira,
2011 ABPC 340 (CanLII), per Dunnigan J
AB PC 14,000 counterfeit credit cards
6,000 counterfeit driver's licences
14 months importing
R v Homeniuk,
2011 BCPC 114 (CanLII), per Hicks J
BC PC one U.S. counterfeit $50 3 months CSO
R v Cardinal,
2011 ABCA 373 (CanLII), per McFadyen JA
AB CA 15 months forged bank draft for gambling
R v Ijam,
2007 ONCA 597 (CanLII), per MacPherson JA
ON CA $8000 21 months CSO
R v Rafuse,
2004 SKCA 161 (CanLII), per Vancise JA
SK CA five Canadian $100 bills 6 months after remand past record for theft
R v Christophersen,
2002 ABPC 173 (CanLII), per Allen J
AB PC 2 years imprisonment
R v Al Saidi,
2006 NBPC 22 (CanLII), per Ferguson J
NB PC 17 months
R v Dunn,
1998 CanLII 3017 (ON CA), [1998] OJ No 807, per curiam
ON CA 30 months
R v Desrochers,
[1998] A.Q. No 934 (Quebec Court Crim. Div.)(*no CanLII links)
QC $998,080 in Cdn bills 3 years imprisonment
R v Germain,
[1995] A.Q. No 254(*no CanLII links)
AB $3000 fine
R v Rachid,
[1994] OJ No 4228 (Ont. Prov. Div.)(*no CanLII links)
ON 20$ bill x 18 5 months
R v Le,
1993 CanLII 1882 (BC CA), [1993] BCJ No 165 (CA), per McEachern CJ
BC CA $8000 counterfeit 9 months
R v Bruno,
, [1991] OJ No 2680 (Ont. Gen Div.)(*no CanLII links)
ON SC one million+ dollars of counterfeit U.S. bills 30 months
R v Leung,
, [1985] BCJ No 2165 (BCCA)(*no CanLII links)
BC CA $65,000 U.S. counterfeit traveller’s cheques 14 years imprisonment
R v Sonsalla,
(1971), 15 CRNS 99(*no CanLII links)
QC CA 24,100 counterfeit $20 bills 4 years imprisonment