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Credit Card Fraud

Credit Card Data Security — Eau Claire, WI — Cohen Law Offices, LLC

The state of Wisconsin has enacted numerous laws that govern the use of credit cards. If you commit credit card fraud in Wisconsin it is a serious crime that subjects you to significant consequences. There are several kinds of credit card fraud: theft of a credit card, use or possession of a lost credit card, procuring a financial transaction card by use of false written statements, possession of a forged, altered or counterfeit credit card and fraudulent use of a credit card.

Credit card charges can be very serious, with penalties that include a Class A misdemeanor all the way up to a class H felony and in some cases that use a fraudulent credit card where the value of the property illegally obtained exceeds $10,000 is a Class G felony. In all of the above cases, the convicted person may also need to pay back the value of the goods purchased or return them.


As you can see, if you have been accused of credit card fraud, the consequences of conviction can be serious. That said, you will only be convicted and punished if you are proved to be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court. Should you be charged with unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, or fear you may be charged, please call Cohen Law Offices at (715) 514-5051 to discuss your situation today. 

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