Ex-wife from Primorye imprisoned for transactions made using former spouse's credit card.
Criminal Act During Probation Period Landed a Resident of Primorye Behind Bars
A resident of Primorye learned the hard way that committing a crime during probation can lead to a tougher prison sentence. According to PrimaMedia, citing the Unified Press Service of the Primorye judicial system, a woman's suspended sentence was revoked, and she was sentenced to two years and three months in a general-regime colony due to a new theft case.
In March of this year, the woman temporarily resided with her former husband in Big Stone while working. Desiring to use her ex-husband's bank card equipped with contactless payment, she made numerous purchases in the city and the nearby Anuchinsky and Spassky districts from the 21st to the 27th, racking up a total of 230,223 rubles. When the court heard the case, the defendant confessed her guilt.
The Shkotovsky District Court found her guilty of theft from a bank card (part "g" of article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and, considering both the new crime and the fact that it was committed during her previously imposed suspended sentence, imposed a harsher prison sentence.
It's essential to remember that committing a crime during the probation period, or even violating probation conditions, could result in a revoked suspended sentence and a more severe sentence, such as imprisonment.
For instance, a 38-year-old Primorye resident earlier faced a theft charge involving school class repair funds. Although she was supposed to transfer only 1,500 rubles, she took 2,241.76 rubles from her acquaintance's account, thus breaching trust andButtons.
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In Russia, a suspended sentence (probation) represents a conditional reprieve contingent on law-abiding behavior. If the probationer commits another offense or violates the conditions of probation, the court typically revokes the suspended sentence and imposes a real prison term, as this woman from Primorye discovered.
Violating probation terms, failing to demonstrate rehabilitation, or engaging in risky behaviors could lead to revocation and harsher sentencing. This approach is consistent with criminal justice practices around the world to ensure the probation system's credibility and public safety. While no direct Russian case examples surfaced in the search results, the general principle aligns with international norms and judicial practices around probation and suspended sentences.
- Violating the terms of a suspended sentence, as the resident of Primorye did when she committed theft during her probation period, can lead to the revocation of the suspended sentence and a harsher prison sentence.
- The revocation of a suspended sentence and the imposition of a real prison term, as seen in the case of the woman from Primorye, is a common response from the Russian judicial system to probation violations or the commission of additional offenses, aligning with international norms and judicial practices.
