New Orleans White Collar Crime Attorney
Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. — Louisiana Criminal Defense
Elizabeth B. Carpenter Law Firm has defended many individuals accused of Credit Card Fraud. If you are being charged with any White Collar or Economic Crime, contact our office for a consultation. Our job is to protect your rights!
Credit Card Fraud by Persons Authorized to Provide
Goods and Services — La. R.S. 14:67.11
No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer or a cardholder, furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of this Section, or a credit card which the provider knows is forged or revoked.
No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer or a cardholder, fail to furnish money, goods, services, or anything else of value which the provider represents in writing, electronically or otherwise, to an issuer or an acquirer that such provider has furnished.
No provider shall, with intent to defraud an issuer or a cardholder, present to an issuer or acquirer for payment a credit card transaction record which is not the result of an act between the cardholder and the provider.
No person shall employ, solicit, or otherwise cause a provider’s employee or authorized agent to remit a credit card transaction record of a sale that was not originated as a result of an act between the cardholder and such provider.
Penalties
May be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than 15 years, or fined not more than$50,000.00, or both.