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Charge of Fraud Over and Theft Under withdrawn after the prosecutor found no reasonable prospect of conviction, Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto. The complainant, a friend of A.K., made a statement to police that A.K. used his credit card without authorization to make large purchases. The complainant made further allegations that A.K. never delivered an expensive item to the complainant. Mariya Protsenko of Neuberger & Partners was retained by the client on this matter. Mariya carefully reviewed disclosure that was provided and requested from the client all correspondence about the transaction as between the client and the complainant.  Mariya conducted a pre-trial with the prosecutor where she explained to the prosecutor that given the correspondence between A.K. and the complainant, the prosecutor will not be able to make out the elements of offence.  After multiple follow ups with the prosecutor, the prosecutor agreed to withdraw the charges of Fraud and theft as there was no reasonable prospect of conviction.