for identity theft! This might be just a tad long...please bear with me!
So back in the spring my mom borrowed $ from my g-pa so she could buy a car from his neighbor.
The cops just showed up @ the neighbors house today bc...she had work done on this car @ a local spot, before she went she took her tags off & put the ones that were on it when he sold it to her on the car, took it to the shop, payed with a credit card.
The place called & reported it (for whatever reason, still nto sure how they knew)...the plates came back to the neighbor, so they went to his house.
They told him that a this old lady that my mom used to take care of, who is bedridden called & reported that a credit card had been opened in her name & she didnt do it.
Well that was my mom. She has more than one card & has racked up over $12,000 on this ladies name. They just dont have quite enough evidence to prove that she did ALL of it. The cop said he would rather her just turn herself in,
2006-12-08 14:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by MANDEE 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
instead of him having to do more digging & get a search warrant bc then itll be ugly! im sooo upset. Im 25 & havent really had the best relationship with my mother. But she is my mother & I feel aweful.
I dont want to get in the middle of it by telling her that they are on to her. I mean the cops know where she lives & her # they know mine & my sisters name. But am i bad if I dont tell her??
She has always been trouble & i know she brought this on herself. She will probably try to lie to me about it. What am I to do??
PLEASE HELP!!
2006-12-08 14:36:57 · update #1
Oh yeah & identity theft is not a punishable offense by the state of OHIO...ITS A FEDERAL OFFENSE! DAMMMMMIT MAN!
2006-12-08 14:37:56 · update #2
My problem is should I tell her that the police are looking for her, in hope that she will turn herself in...which i doubt. i agree she should have to pay, believe me I know she was wrong, but shes still my mother.
2006-12-08 14:39:13 · update #3
grrr ....she doesnt know that I know, so she doesnt even know she about to be in deep shiiit soon!
2006-12-08 14:40:22 · update #4
i feel far worse for you, than i do your mother. tell her what you know, and listen to her side of the story. listen, but don't take sides, or make comments on the situation. if she did it, it will all come out in time, it always does. but she is your mother. be there, if she wants to talk. if she turns herself in, that's an admission of guilt.
2006-12-08 14:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by chris r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hm. Well, it seems your mom may be in some pretty deep crap right now, assuming she IS guilty of it.
Honestly, she needs to NOT talk to the cops, not admit anything at all and get a lawyer immediately. (But tell her not to pay for the lawyer with the lady's stolen credit card).
2006-12-08 22:38:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you are asking - whether you should tell your mom that she's being investigated? That's up to you - either way, if she did it, she will be arrested and tried. If you want to help her, you should encourage her to turn herself in and begin restitution towards the people she committed fraud against. Identity theft is very costly and traumatic for the victims, your mom needs to make it right.
2006-12-08 22:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by Spy Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your mom she needs to hire a lawyer or get one from legal aid. Let the lawyer handle it from there and don't lie for her.
Good luck
2006-12-08 22:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by Nort 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mom doesn't need help from Yahoo Answers. Your mom needs help from an attorney. She sure got herself into a mess, didn't she?
2006-12-08 22:38:28 · answer #5 · answered by retired military wife 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your mom did a bad thing to her life, and she is sadly going to go to jail for awhile.
At least, its possible.
If you do decide to jeopardize yourself, and tell her, I would definitely tell her not to admit it.
The cop is going to try to get her to admit it, and she is going to think that the sentence will be less severe. It wont.
As long as she never admits it to anyone but her attorney shell be fine.
2006-12-08 22:36:57 · answer #6 · answered by Apples and Mapples 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. How would you feel if someone comitted this same offense against you or your mother.
2006-12-08 22:47:58 · answer #7 · answered by ally_oop_64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's true that your mom racked up $12000 on this ladies credit card, then she committed crime, and deserves to pay for it.
2006-12-08 22:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
u really shouldn't be talking about this online cuz its gotta be illegal, or at least stupid. plus ur question doesn't really make any sense
2006-12-08 22:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by whoops :) 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats pretty low ... what help ur looking for i dunno .. good luck with it hope ur situation doesnt get too bad coz of that ...
2006-12-08 22:37:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋