If you are charged with Embezzlement And Larceny As A Clerk Or Servant, let our responsive team of experts manage your defence. Contact Nott and Co Lawyers. We are the most responsive criminal lawyers in NSW and will get you a straight answer in 24 hours. Best possible outcomes at best fixed fee prices.

The relevant sections of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) are ss 156, 157 and 160.

Section 156 applies if you were a clerk or servant’ and arises when you steal property belonging to your employer.

Section 160 applies if you were a public servant.

This is a species of fraud. The penalties are heavy. You can have the best chance of avoiding a conviction or stiff penalty with the experienced legal team at Nott and Co Lawyers. We will get you answers within 24 hours.

To prove Embezzlement And Larceny As A Clerk Or Servant charges, prosecution must prove:

• That you were an employee;
• That you had possession of the money or property on behalf of your employer;
• That you fraudulently stole or misappropriated the money or property for some other use.

Possible defences include:

• Where you honestly and reasonably believed that you had a legal claim to the property (claim of right);
• Where you were threatened or coerced into embezzling the money or property and did so having your own free will overpowered (duress).

• Where you were suffering from a mental illness at the time of the offence (mental illness)
• Where your conduct was necessary to prevent serious injury or danger (necessity)
• Where someone threatened or coerced you into committing fraud (duress)

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