A Kamloops man who fraudulently cashed an income-assistance cheque belonging to a man serving time in jail won’t have a criminal record if he can stay out of trouble for a year.
Cory Alexander Tomlin pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in Kamloops provincial court on Monday, Nov. 10.
Court heard the 22-year-old was approached in October 2012 by a friend, who asked him to cash a cheque worth $886.42.
The cheque was in the name of Cody Lawrence, who was behind bars at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre at the time.
Tomlin cashed the cheque at an ATM in Chase on Oct. 12, 2012. Court heard he was given a $100 cut.
In court, Tomlin said his grandparents will reimburse the provincial government for the full amount of the cheque.
Provincial court Judge Chris Cleaveley handed Tomlin a conditional discharge and placed him on a year-long probation term. That means he won’t have a criminal record if he can stay out of trouble for the next 12 months.
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