Felony cheating? Been a prosecutor for 37 years and never ran across that particular offense. Fraud, certainly - grand larceny, no question.
Felony cheating? Been a prosecutor for 37 years and never ran across that particular offense. Fraud, certainly - grand larceny, no question.I guess it's an F5 here in Ohio. Basically based on how much monetary gain is made based on that cheating. If I cheated you out of $50 or something, it's a misdemeanor.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office has the charges as follows:
One count of Cheating (felony of the fifth degree)
One count of Attempted Grand Theft (felony of the fifth degree)
One count of Possessing Criminal Tools (felony of the fifth degree)
One count of Unlawful Ownership of Wild Animals (misdemeanor of the fourth degree)
Ohio Revised Code 2915.05 - Section 2915.05 | Cheating - corrupting sports.If the potential gain from the cheating is one thousand dollars or more or if the offender previously has been convicted of any gambling offense or of any theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, cheating is a felony of the fifth degree.