Points 2 Prove
The Ultimate Police Handbook
Fraud by abuse of position
s.4 Fraud Act 2006
Fraud/Blackmail
Definition
A person is in breach of this section if he -
- occupies a position in which he is expected to safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests of another person,
- dishonestly abuses that position, and
- intends, by means of the abuse of that position -
(i) to make a gain for himself or another, or
(ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss.
- occupies a position in which he is expected to safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests of another person,
- dishonestly abuses that position, and
- intends, by means of the abuse of that position -
(i) to make a gain for himself or another, or
(ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss.
Offence Type
Charging Codes
FA06003
Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required