The men committed bank fraud.Fraud was discovered in the company. When an attorney takes your money but fails to file court paperwork, that is fraud.
That will depend on the specific laws for the jurisdiction in question. Most are going to start the clock when the fraud is discovered. It may also be tolled for other reasons, such as the perpetrator being outside of the jurisdiction.
It would begin when the fraud was discovered. If it involved public funds, there would be no limit, otherwise it is either 3 or 6 years.
In most cases there are clauses allowing 'tolling' of the statute of limitations. Normally something has to be discovered before a suit can be brought. Fraud and often medical malpractice get tolled until discovery.
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The victims, of course.
This is defined in Michigan Code 767.24 The state has set the limit for such crimes at 6 years. It is tolled if the individual is not a resident of the state.
You have to prosecute theft within 3 years in Oregon. You cannot prosecute theft after this time. Sometimes theft isn't discovered right away.
Insurance fraud is the worst type of fraud you can commit.
For most cases of fraud it is 4 years from the time that the crime is discovered. In some instances, (parallel entity fraud, concealment of assets, etc.) the fraud might be considered a continuing offense, and thus there may be no statute of limitations (especially in cases of corporate bankruptcy). The federal statute of limitations in most cases of bankruptcy fraud is 5 years from either the discharge or denial of the bankruptcy proceedings.
The limit for contracts is either three or six years, and begins from the time when the problem ought reasonably to have been discovered. If the matter stems from a fraud, then the there may be no limit to the action, as certain acts of fraud have no Limitations of Actions Act limits
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