About almost a year ago, my best friend and I were caught stealing. I did it because my friend talked me into it. All I took were two items while my friend took about $500 worth of items, which was considered grand theft. This was my 1st time and my 1st time getting caught so I panicked. I even made a run for it while my best friend cooperated. But since I noticed my friend not running with me, I turned back to face the consequences. At that time, I didn’t know what to do and I feared what my mom would do if she found out. They asked me for my name and birthdate, etc. But I gave them someone else’s. 5 hours later, my friend’s mom picked us up. My mom didn’t know a thing until a few months later. The person’s family (who I stoled the identity from) contacted my school and complained. Later on, I confessed and my mom found out and that’s when the turmoil began. The police said they would send me a letter to go to court in a month but it never came. Nothing happened. What’s the charges?
It’s also been a year now and nothing has happened.

Buffy

Say for example.. someone else has been using your credit card for 2 weeks and incurred $600+ worth of theft. What will happen? Will your credit score go down? can you get the money back? can you catch the perpetrator?

Sanford

I’m doing this for a project. I tried searching for it on the internet and I’ve got this book from the school library that doesn’t help much. It’s a Criminal Manual, 1995. I know there are such laws, but I can’t find them. Umm, Canadian law, and the consequences for stealing others’ identity, though I’m not sure if this varies from province. Thanks!
Thanks arus.geo for answering, but I asked my history teacher, who at the same time teaches law for university preperation level, she told me to look under fraud, theft and invasion of privacy
Thanks arus.geo for answering, but I asked my history teacher, who at the same time teaches law for university preperation level, she told me to look under fraud, theft and invasion of privacy.

Cortney

I have a roommate that used my birth certificate and social security card
(without me knowing) and got an id with his picture on it so he could get into bars underage. however, after he did it he threw the id away and never used it. what kind of consequences is he looking at. can i avoid getting him in trouble by not pressing charges or voguing he didn’t use it for ripping me off?

Racquel

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Fallon

And do they truly take care of the consequences associated with identity theft, should it occur?

Magdalene