No. It may work in some cases like "He received a gift because of his birthday" vs. "He received a gift on his birthday" but it slightly changes the meaning.
it only works in an instance such as this because On is followed by a "suspicion of theft" once you throw a possive pronoun in there it completely screws the sentence over....
When in doubt, go with the phrase that is obviously correct; no need to be unique. In this case, since you're familiar with "because of", use it. If it's length that you're concerned about, the phrase "due to" works well.
it only works in an instance such as this because On is followed by a "suspicion of theft" once you throw a possive pronoun in there it completely screws the sentence over.... So, if the "his" is removed, and the sentence becomes, "He didn't show up on sickness", will it finally work then? Or is it only applicable when the reason is related to the law such as "suspicion of theft"?
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