Our Successes
Theft & Fraud
R. vs. T.J. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Theft Under $5000.
Issue: Whether there was substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: Mr. Gauthier provided information and made representations to Crown counsel which ultimately led Crown to agree that there was no reasonable likelihood of a conviction. Stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
R. vs. I.K. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Fraud Over $5000.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to a jail for this $10,000 fraud from his employer.
Result: Notwithstanding that our client had a previous criminal conviction for a similar breach of trust offence, Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade Crown counsel to not seek a jail sentence. After hearing Mr. Gauthier’s submissions, the Court sentenced our client to a term of house arrest. No jail.
R. vs. T.F. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesR. vs. B.J. – Downtown Community Court
/in All Successes, Property Offences, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Theft of property of a value not exceeding $5,000
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of conviction and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnston identified weaknesses in the available video evidence which persuaded the Crown to direct a stay of proceedings on the charge. No jail. No criminal record.
R. vs. F.S. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Theft Under $5000.
Issue: Whether Crown could prove the number and value of the electronic devices they alleged our client stole from his workplace.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to allege that the theft involved only 7 devices worth only $1000. After hearing Mr. Mines submissions, the Court granted our client a conditional discharge. No criminal conviction.
R. vs. O.C. – Richmond RCMP Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharges: Theft (from Employer)) Investigation.
Issue: Whether the evidence was capable of reaching Crown counsel’s charge approval standard.
Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to provide information to the police investigator who, ultimately, elected not to request that any charges be approved. No criminal prosecution. No criminal record.
R. vs. T.X. – Insurance Fraud Investigation.
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Insurance fraud under $5,000 investigation.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with criminal charges.
Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to negotiate civil repayment and obtained a civil Release, ensuring that the matter would end. No criminal charges.
R. vs. S.G. – Coquitlam RCMP Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Theft Under $5000 (shoplifting).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade the investigating RCMP member to not forward criminal charges after we settled the matter civilly on our client’s behalf. No criminal record.
R. vs. C.L. – Civil Fraud Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Fraud/Theft from employer.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with criminal charges.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to negotiate repayment on our client’s behalf and obtained a civil release from the employer. No charges were forwarded to Crown counsel. No criminal record.
R. vs. D.D. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharges: Fraud Over $5000; Theft Over $5000 (from employer).
Issues: Whether Crown counsel could prove the full amount of the alleged theft and whether our client would be sentenced to jail in this breach of trust case.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that they could only prove a $49,000 theft rather than the $75,000 allegation. After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the Court sentenced our client to an 18 month conditional sentence order. No jail.
R. vs. K.J. – ICBC Fraud Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharges: Insurance (ICBC) Fraud.
Issue: Whether charges would be forwarded to Crown counsel.
Result: Mr. Gauthier intervened with the ICBC investigator on our client’s behalf and was able to clarify and explain the information that ICBC had flagged as being possibly fraudulent. The matter was resolved with no charges being forwarded to Crown counsel. No prosecution; no criminal record.
R. vs. M.H. – Employee Fraud Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharges: Theft from Employer.
Issue: Whether the complainant would proceed with a criminal complaint when they discovered $65,000 in fraudulent transactions purportedly committed by our client.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to successfully negotiate a civil settlement on our client’s behalf. No police investigation; no charges; no criminal record.
