Toronto Theft from Employer / Breach of Trust Criminal Defence Lawyer
A particularly serious charge in the category of theft involves theft from one’s employer. A person facing a charge of theft from employer, or breach of trust, has to contend with the allegation that he or she was in a position of trust, and misused this position to deprive their employer of his or her property. This type of charge usually carries a jail sentence, however, we have been successful in over 95% of our cases in either obtaining an acquittal or a sentence that did not involve jail.
Theft from an employer can be committed in many ways. For example, the theft can be in the form of a fraud by someone in the company with access to company funds. A common term for this type of fraud is embezzlement, which is the dishonest withholding of assets and the use of those assets by the taker (in this case, the employee) for his or her own use. Quite often, embezzlement can last for years as the trusted individual only takes a small amount at a time so as not to be detected. If successful, the embezzler can continue the theft or fraud until the company accountant does an audit of the financial statements, sometimes for the purpose of completing a major transaction, or transfer of funds, or when a reorganization, takeover or buyout is imminent.
Many times, Theft from employer involves the falsification of documents to gain control over large funds or assets. In this way, the employee diverts funds to his or her own use by, for example, making payments (with company funds) to a fictitious payee company controlled by the accused employee. The Criminal Law Team was successful in obtaining an acquittal for a client who allegedly assisted her husband in siphoning off over $2 million of his employer company’s funds by creating false work orders payable to a company controlled by the client. In the end, the prosecution was unable to prove that the client did anything other than sign documents making her the director of the company that received the fraudulently-obtained funds.
Have you been Accused or Charged with Stealing From Your Employer?
The Criminal Law Team has over 60+ years of experience representing clients charged with theft from employer. We have defended cases from the simple employee theft by a cashier to sophisticated frauds wherein the accused is alleged to have developed a complicated scheme to steal from his employer. We have extensive experience, and are very comfortable, reviewing complex financial transactions. We have also worked with forensic accountants in the preparation of our clients’ defence. See what our other clients are saying about us. We can help you too!
Your Best Defence
Even in the situation of a misunderstanding with an employer, before you are charged with employee theft or fraud, contact The Criminal Law Team to discuss the pitfalls of speaking alone to your employer, or the police, in an attempt to “clear your name”. We are well aware of the dangers in talking to anyone about your case before conducting a thorough review of your situation with The Criminal Law Team. We can discuss with you a strategy on how to conduct yourself before your employer or the police if we are provided assurances that you will not be charged with theft or fraud. The Criminal Law Team recently successfully avoided charges for a client who was alleged to have obtained over $20,000 in salary for work she did not do. This was accomplished following lengthy negotiations, and after a minimal compensation payment of $3500.
However, in many instances, after discussing the minute details of your situation, we will urge you to remain silent, and we will prepare you for your interrogation, which will be designed to trap you into incriminating yourself. We will inform you of the specific approach the police will follow in their attempts to trap you, and provide you with concrete advice on how to exercise your right to remain silent.
Contact The Criminal Law Team for a free confidential consultation. As trusted criminal defence lawyers, we will use our extensive experience in defending clients charged with theft from an employer to give you a fighting chance to avoid a criminal record.
Client Testimonials
I appreciate the quick response. Stephen Hebscher gave me extremely good advice about my situation. I was being extorted by an employee of mine,and he helped me resolve the matter within days. Now I don¹t have this black cloud hanging over my head. I will highly suggest Stephen and The Criminal Law Team to anyone that needs the help of an experienced criminal lawyer! Thanks again!
M.A.
I came to Stephen Hebscher with a somewhat irregular case. Both my spouse and I had been mutually charged with domestic assault, a legal situation that neither of us had wished upon each other. While my spouse's lawyer had been content to seek mutually binding peace bonds, Stephen was able to get in front of the case and negotiate a withdrawal of both of our charges- the best possible outcome on BOTH sides of the table – once we successfully completing the PARs program. I remain entirely pleased with Stephen's competency, professionalism and accessibility, and would not hesitate to recommend him as a criminal defence lawyer. L.A.
Mr. Hebscher: I would like to thank you for your excellent representation of me in relation to the domestic assault charges that you worked so hard to have withdrawn. You have made a critical difference in my future and I am very happy with the outcome.
I also appreciate your hard work, and the extra time and effort you have put in to deal with all the other issues that came along. I thank you for being a phone call away (or email) even when you did not have to be.
I will gladly recommend your services to any of my friends or family should they ever need it. I am very grateful for what you have done.
M.B. Toronto
Dear Bruce Karten
I wanted to send a note to express my family’s gratitude for everything you have done for my brother. With his mental illness, and the serious charges that were laid against him that included arson and endangering life under the Criminal Code of Canada, we were terrified of what was going to happen to him. These charges could well have resulted in him being sentenced to jail for a period of 10 years or more.
I did not know what to expect when I made that first call to you, Bruce, but through the months it took to resolve this, your professionalism, knowledge and patience in explaining what you were planning to do in a way that we were able to understand, made us feel less anxious and more hopeful.
Thanks to you, his charges were substantially reduced and he received a sentence that allowed him to continue to receive the medical help he needs to recover and look to putting his life back together. Any period of jail would have been devastating to his chances of recovering from this devastating situation. We would recommend you, Bruce Karten, without hesitation, to anyone in need of an excellent criminal defense lawyer.
Thank you,
Shirley, T., Whitby, Ontario
Dear Mr. Hebscher: I wish to commend and thank you for your recent handling of my friend’s court case. Your compassionate and thorough scrutiny of the circumstances lead to a withdrawal verdict. Thank you so much. I was most impressed and should I ever be in a similar serious situation you will be the first person I call. Again, you represent all the good side of lawyers.
C.M.
Toronto, ON
Dear Mr. Hebscher: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you ever so much for your great professionalism and humane service to me at a time of profound confusion and in dire need of legal counsel. From my first introduction via telephone, your voice made me feel comfortable. Dealing with you from the beginning to end kept me reassured I was in good hands. The final outcome of my court case, which was “withdrawn” confirmed that I truly had a good lawyer on my side and it was your advocacy that convinced the crown. I would highly recommend you to anyone in need of an excellent criminal lawyer. Once again, I thank you and God bless.
M.J.
Toronto
Excellent news!
I am impressed especially after our meeting on Monday – I was resigned that something bad would befall me, so I am very blessed to have this outcome. I thank you for the hard work that you have put into this case, and the dedication on getting me this fantastic outcome!
I am so glad that we retained you as my lawyer! You have done an outstanding job and allowed me to now rebuild my life. Thank you, Bruce Karten.
Dave B. (Ajax, Ontario)
We were referred to Stephen Hebscher when our child was in need of legal representation. He was charged with sexual assault. As parents, we were quite frightened for our child but Mr. Hebscher was the calm voice of reason. We are very grateful to Mr. Hebscher for the excellent results he got for our child, as the charges were dropped.
J.N. (Toronto, Ontario)
Mr. Hebscher is a very professional lawyer who takes pride in his work and because of this the end result was the judge ruling me not guilty and I got my innocence and life back. My family and I would like to thank you again Stephen Hebscher for doing a wonderful job and also being a very supportive man.
Chris T. (Scarborough, Ontario)
I am happy to report that Bruce’s superior negotiation strategy and ability to present facts effectively helped convince the Crown to reduce his position. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bruce for getting my charge withdrawn and keep my criminal record clean.
J.S (Toronto, Ontario)
I looked and found Barrister Stephen Hebscher I introduced myself and my case and after listening to all details he was able to ensure me that my case would go well. All charges against me have be thrown out and my life is back to normal.
Blair H. (North York)
Bruce ...The care and concern you showed us during our dealings certainly helped to reduce the stress we were under. I would recommend you without a second thought. Your winning record is a bonus as well. My husband and myself can't thank you enough for all you've done for our family.
Debi T. (Mississauga, Ontario)
Dear Mr. Hebscher...There are not enough words to express my appreciation for your...giving me your undivided attention at all times, work in my case with your heart and soul, that makes you "ONE OF A KIND" lawyer.
Ahmed A. (Brampton, Ontario)
Mr. Bruce Karten was able to help to extricate me from a very serious criminal case containing severe charges, including weapons –threat to use weapons, death threat, harassment,etc. He succeeded in winning my case. I was discharged; was able to keep my career, and no criminal record. This was a tremendous accomplishment, and I am very appreciative of that.
Nickolai V. (Toronto, Ontario)
Again, from the depth of our hearts we sincerely thank you very much for being my Counsel on this case. We now can say you are the BEST and we will surely recommend you to our friends and anybody here we know who needs the best Lawyer in Ontario. You have done an extremely good job and we are very happy with the outcome this morning.
Roman A. (Markham, Ontario)
Mr. Hebscher was the only lawyer who gave me hope and made me feel like I had a real fighting chance. I am extremely satisfied with the quick results that he delivered, and I am happy to say that he was able to convince the court to drop the charges against me and clear my name.
Tina M. (Toronto, Ontario)
