Fraud Mens Rea
s. 380 mens rea
What Did the Accused Know?
s. 380 mens rea
Subjective knowledge
Accused's actual awareness
Knowledge of act
Awareness of conduct
Knowledge of dishonesty
Awareness of standards
Knowledge of possible deprivation
Awareness of risk
Reckless business conduct
Indifference to harm
Wilful blindness
Deliberate avoidance
Intent to defraud
Where shown
Statements by accused
Words on the record
Financial records
Conduct in numbers
Pattern evidence
Repeated dishonest acts
Conduct after the fact
Concealment, flight
Investigator takeaway
Build state of mind through conduct