Theft and Fraud Not Exceeding $5,000 (Sentencing Cases)
| Case Name | Pr | Ct | Sentence | Amount | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R v Song, 2017 ABPC 13 (CanLII), per MacDonald J | AB | PC | 6 months CSO | $5,000 approx | The offender pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 in relation to 16 instances of making fraudulent refunds while working at Hudson's Bay department store. |
| R v Zentner, 2012 ABPC 94 (CanLII), per Krinke J | AB | PC | discharge | $4,999 | offender was a funeral director who was selling cremation containers and caskets but cut corners by using a different product from what was sold |
| R v Hynes, 2012 CanLII 11926 (NLPC), [2012] NJ 422 (NLPC), per Gorman J |
NL | PC | discharge | fraud x 2, cashed cheques stolen by boyfriend | |
| R v Bent, 2007 NSPC 63 (CanLII), per C Williams J | NS | PC | 9 month CSO | Offender defrauded employer over many months. Breached trust. Had help of a 3rd party. No prior record. Restitution Order. | |
| R v Gordon, 2004 BCCA 294 (CanLII), per Braidwood JA | BC | CA | 20 mo | Summary of case is pending. | |
| R v McSween, 2002 NSSC 225 (CanLII), per LeBlanc J | NS | SC | discharge | The offender was charged with fraud under $5,000. " McSween held himself out as a dispensing pharmacist and asked a pharmacist at another pharmacy to provide him with Dilaudid tablets, claiming his pharmacy had run out of the drugs and that a customer required them. McSween had a drug addiction and the drugs were for his personal use. As in this case, McSween voluntarily sought treatment for his addiction, pleaded guilty and had no prior criminal record. " [Source] | |
| R v Johnson, (1996), 147 N.S.R.(2d) 105 (S.C.)(*no CanLII links) | NS | SC | 1 month imprisonment | $4000 | offender was admissions officer at correctional facility; handled payment of fines; on 9 occasions over 6 years stole $4000; offender age 45, no record, breach of public trust |
| R v Munroe, 1991 CanLII 2485 (NSCA), , 101 N.S.R.(2d) 360 (CA), per Clarke CJ |
NS | CA | 14 days | $3998 | age 18, over several months defrauded employer of $3998 |
| R v Brink, 1983 CarswellBC 1623, [1983] B.C.W.L.D. 2275, [1983] BCJ No 364(*no CanLII links) | BC | discharge | Offender was a paramedic who stole drugs to feed a narcotics addiction. |