Can you be prosecuted by a private citizen for Identity Theft?
Identity Theft is a crime and you can be criminally charged for it. While in most cases criminal prosecutions start with the police and are conducted by Crown prosecutors, section 504 of the Criminal Code permits private prosecutions in some circumstances. These prosecutions often involve a variety of extra procedures that public prosecutions do not, making them difficult for both the defendant and private prosecutor to navigate without a lawyer.
