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Fraudulent medium

Title: Forgery
Offence: Fraudulent Medium
Legislation: S1 Fraudulent Medium Act 1951
Mode of Trial: Either Way
Statutory Limitations & Maximum Penalty: 2 years

Aggravating & Mitigating Factors

  • Gain - actual and intended
  • Target vulnerable victims
  • Effect on victim
  • Repeated offending
  • Sophisticated offending

Relevant Sentencing Guidelines

None

Relevant Sentencing Case Law

None

Ancillary Orders

  • Compensation
  • Confiscation

Consider Also

  • POCA

Links

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Sentence ARCHBOLD 22-73

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