Debit card fraud?

Question

anyone know the penelty? i have 16 counts my teen has to account for, would like them to know what they are facing..

Answer 1

It all depends which jurisdiction is handling the case, since it can be dealt with from local authority all the way up to the federal government.  If the feds have it, your teen is looking at felony charges such as bank fraud since debit cards are tied to banks.  The link below is an example of a federal case with an 8 count indictment, which is half the number that your teen is facing.  

The maximum statutory penalty for a violation of bank fraud is 30 years’ imprisonment and a $1 million fine, and the maximum statutory penalty for conspiracy is 5 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. A conviction for either offense can also result in a fine equal to twice the gain or twice the loss from the offense, whichever is great. However, the actual sentence will be dictated by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of factors, and will be imposed at the discretion of the court.

The bottom line is that whatever jurisdiction is handling his case should have sentencing guidelines which will give you an idea of what will happen to your teen, depending upon whether he gets a judge that sentences on the high or low end of those guidelines.