The law says that fraud is any crime that involves using dishonesty or a false pretense to defraud another out of something of value. Fraud includes crimes such as identity theft, forgery, corporate fraud schemes, bank fraud, tax evasion, Social Security, Medicaid and public assistance fraud, EBT or food stamp fraud, and Obtaining property by false pretenses. All of these offences may fall under the same category but federal fraud offenses such as mail, wire, bank, and mortgage fraud may carry even more substantial jail time. The team at Huggins Law has experience working with fraud cases in north Carolina and will help you understand all your options as well as guiding you through the legal process to minimize or dismiss your charges.