I 'm asking cuz a friend (over 18) has a joint credit card with her mom (cuz after she got laid off, she needed to rebuild her credit history). Anyway, she never used the card, except this once &she only did it cuz she didn’t have the cash on her at the time. But before she could mail in the payment, her parents saw the transaction history online & confronted her, threatening to send her to jail for using “their” card. So in the heat of the moment, she got scared & lied & said she never used it, that she didn’t even have the card anymore. She's sent in the full payment, but she can’t tell that to her parents (since she denied using the card)
The facts are this:
1.) The credit card was/is a joint account, with 2 cards. 1 card is in the name of my friend, the other card is in the name of her mom
2.) She’s made full payment for the item purchased
Now, if the parents report the card as stolen/misused, can my friend be arrested and/or prosecuted for credit card fraud or theft??
2006-08-19
14:45:46
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15 answers
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emily_pyles
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