Credit card fraud (also known as a financial transaction device crime) is obtaining or using someone else's credit card with the intent to defraud them, or the credit card company.

• Stealing a purse and using the credit cards inside.

• Applying for a credit card with someone else's name and social security number.

• Up to 5 years in jail and/or $25,000

What Defenses Are There?

Jury Instruction

The Defendant is charged with credit card fraud (financial transaction device).  To prove this charge, the prosecutor must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt: 

1. First, that the defendant obtained possession of, retained, hid, or used the credit card 

2. Second, that the defendant did this knowingly.

3. Third, that the defendant did this without credit card owner’s consent.

4. Fourth, that the defendant intended to defraud or cheat someone.

Why Should You Hire the Ambrose Law Group?

Not all law firms are the same! Where most Criminal Defense Attorneys work alone, the Ambrose Law Group has a staff of trial lawyers to investigate, prepare, and defend you at trial! The lawyers of the Ambrose Law Group are graduates of the National Criminal Defense College, The Western Trial Advocacy Institute, and Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College.

We engage in full discovery in every case. We can’t advise you on the best course of action in your case until we know everything about it. When we are hired, we immediately demand the police reports, all video and audio recordings, and booking videos before the police have an opportunity to destroy them. Only after having reviewed the police reports and videos can we advise you on how to best resolve your case.

You may have defenses that other lawyers will not find for you. You should not simply walk into court and plead guilty without first having your case evaluated by a skilled, knowledgeable and trial-tested lawyer. Not all cases are defendable, but all situations are explainable. It only makes sense to know all of your options before making a decision that will affect the rest of your life.

Related Topics

• Larceny

• Larceny by Conversion

• Larceny by Trick

• Larceny from a Motor Vehicle

• Larceny from a Person

• Larceny in a Building

• Embezzlement

• Credit Card Fraud

• Writing Bad Checks

• Identity Theft

• Retail Fraud-First, Second and Third Degree

• Robbery-Unarmed

• Robbery-Armed

• Robbery of a Bank, Safe or Vault

• Receiving or Concealing Stolen Property

• False Representation (False Pretenses)

• Filing a False Report

• Breaking and Entering

• Home Invasion

• Unlawful Entry