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Fraud is a criminal offense. It needs a prosecutor, not a plaintiff.
by matt4077 8y ago
Fraud is a criminal offense. It needs a prosecutor, not a plaintiff.
- nradov 8y agoIn the US legal system there are both criminal and civil forms of fraud. A plaintiff can sue for fraud in civil court, seeking damages or specific performance.
- anticensor 8y agoReally? In Europe, if an offense has both civil and criminal forms, criminal courts are authorised for both forms of said offense, difference lying in procedure instead.
- nradov 8y agoYes really. I doubt that applies to all countries in Europe. The UK legal system is similar to the American one. US criminal courts can order defendants convicted of fraud to pay restitution to their victims.