In California, fraud is a crime and multiple laws in the state qualify it as such. Depending on the circumstances of the crime, fraud is charged as a felony or a misdemeanor in California. Additionally, California Penal Code also addresses several other types of fraud including insurance fraud, welfare fraud, embezzlement, state tax fraud, check fraud, credit card fraud, Identity fraud, loan fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, accounting fraud, real estate fraud, mortgage fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, cyber fraud, perjury, and bribery. Read More