Fraud By False Representation

[Lamden101]

Long story short, An ex took out a mobile phone contract for me, all wad fine to begin with, paid as agreed. All linked to my email address and bank. Never anyone elses. That is until my cocaine addiction crept up on me after some issues between us. I feel into debt with some nasty people. I stupidly added some devices to the phone plan without telling her, sold them to pay off debts. This was obviously stupid as hell. I was arrested a year later after we had split, i fell behind with payments and didn't manage it well at all. She spotted it. I feel terrible, i have however got myself into a great job, myself onto a rehab program, been clean for over 6 months. The total charged amount was £3607, however that includes the value of the phone and plan which she and I have made aware was willingly passed to me, so my solicitor thinks around £1000 of that may be cleared. Regardless, i truthfully mean it when I say i am remorseful and i have made positive changes since. I just wanted a experieced opinion on whether Im going to prison or not. This is my first conviction, I have a simple caution from 4 years ago for shoplifting. (Drug related again probably). I made all admissions in the interview before being shown any evidence, offered to contact the phone company to offer a repayment plan but was asked not to by the police as the court will want to deal with that and will plead guilty, ofcourse. Any thoughts are really aprecciated. Thank you!

[ubasses]

Have you asked this before under another name?
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Law/Question1736216.html

[Peter Pedant]

either way I am sorry you have made such a mess of things

[Lamden101]

Hi there, i have indeed. But i had less details then and hadn't been charged. I do apologise if I haven't gone about following it up correctly.

[Buenchico]

I stand by original answer on your previous thread. Even in non-Covid times, the chances of you being given an immediate custodial sentence would be extremely slim. As things are at the moment though (going by many judges' comments that have been reported in the press), the judiciary are even keener than ever to keep people out of prison. Relax!

[TonyV]

Dont think prisons have a lot of spaces at the moment, and no new ones being built, so only the serious criminals go to jail, so based on that you are very unlikely to get a jail sentence. Other alternative sentences are probation and community service.

[Peter Pedant]

agree above: no one goes to chokey for less than five thou