Can charges be filed by the police even if the victim chooses not to?

Victim not pressing charges

Can charges be filed by the even if the victim chooses not to?

if someones credit card was used to make an online purchase and the card did not belong to the that made the purchase….can the police file charges even if the card holder decided not to? since the purchase was online and was signed for could the charge be identity theft? or just credit card or credit card ?

Richard Simon’s Answer

The police could always charge you but this appears to demonstrate that no has been presented to the police. This case would be hard to try without the testimony of the person who owned the card and for all anyone knows, they gave you permission.

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