Fraud
Fraud is a nonviolent crime of deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to take something without permission. Though a nonviolent crime that may avoid imprisonment for first time offenders, it destroys families, jobs and community reputations.
If you have been charged with committing fraud in northern New Mexico, the first step in getting control of your case is to hire an experienced defense attorney like Steve Aarons. Whether you have been accused of insurance fraud, credit card fraud, identity fraud, internet fraud, or any other form, you need a lawyer, the sooner the better in the criminal process.
NM Stat § 30-16-6. Fraud.
A. Fraud consists of the intentional misappropriation or taking of anything of value that belongs to another by means of fraudulent conduct, practices or representations.
B. Whoever commits fraud when the value of the property misappropriated or taken is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
C. Whoever commits fraud when the value of the property misappropriated or taken is over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
D. Whoever commits fraud when the value of the property misappropriated or taken is over five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
E. Whoever commits fraud when the value of the property misappropriated or taken is over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony.
F. Whoever commits fraud when the value of the property misappropriated or taken exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a second degree felony.
G. Whoever commits fraud when the property misappropriated or taken is a firearm that is valued at less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
