my friend mandy found a check that was signed and filled out for around 1000 dollars but not made out to anyone so she put her name on it and cashed it she got a call from a detective investigaging check fraud she is scared shitless she figured it was like finding money kinda stupid i think but what is going to happen to her can she get in some real truouble or do you think she can get off this is the only thing she has ever done other than tickets what do you think??
2006-12-12 04:33:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Little crook. She has reason to be scared. Some jail time might just teach her that when you do something you know is wrong, you pay the consequences.
Like, the check didn't have a name of who it was from for her to contact, or a bank? It's nothing like finding a 20 in the gutter.
2006-12-12 04:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, this is really bad!
You can get a couple of Felonies charged to whomever STOLE the check. This is not like finding money. With money, you do not know who lost it. With a check, you can plainly see that it belongs to someone.
Your looking at definite Grand Theft and some Fraud and or Forgery charges! If you are over 18 years old then you will be getting a lot of jail time. Now did "she" actually cash the check or was it an attempt to cash the check?
2006-12-12 12:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by Myke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since she has no other previous crimes really that also could help, but I think with checks its alot different then just finding money as you can track checks easier, and that they are tracebale and all, so it was probably a stupid thing to do.
Now weather the person who the check belongs to wants to press charges, well thats up to him, so she better also cooperate with detectives or else that would be more trouble, if anything, she can just try to say sorry, and maybe talk it over with the guy.
Other then that, check fraud is a VERY serious crime, and is pretty bad.
2006-12-12 12:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by Suppa K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She committed Forgery and that can be a Felony B Charge in many states. Some states will put a person in prison for .50 per day until it's paid in full. Then they have restitution fees once they are out on parole. She will have certain amount of time to pay off her restitution fee. She stole this person's money. Chances are she is looking at prison time because she cannot pay it back, committed forgery and it was definitely more than $500.
Jail is for people serving less than one year or someone waiting for trial and their sentencing. Prison is for people who are serving more than one year. My husband is in prison serving 2-7 years for forgery charges, similar to your friend. He may be eligible for parole after serving two years in prison and be on parole for 5 more years.
2006-12-12 12:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by Erica, AKA Stretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU SIGNED YOUR NAME ON A CHECKED THAT IS FRAUD. SHE MIGHT GO TO JAIL. SHE SHOULD HAD TURNED THE CHECKED IN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
2006-12-12 13:54:01 · answer #5 · answered by bay bay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure what will happen to her but i probably would've done the same thing. i mean come on who honestly can say they wouldn't do that.
2006-12-12 12:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by chedderapples 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she will more than likely go to jail for it
2006-12-12 15:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋