forgery check?

Question

My friend forged 3 checks and cashed them at a cashing place. she now owes them 2,279.00! they told her if she does not pay what is owed they will file a police report and she will be sent to court.what will happen after that? will she go to jail?

Answer 1

Given that amount, I would not be surprised if she did some time in jail. If she does not, she will get probation. If she is lucky enough to get probation, then she will be on probation for some time. Restitution will be paid through probation.

Answer 2

Bad checks are perhaps the number one crime problem in the United States. Every day, 1.3 million "bad checks" are passed, and there's no way for the law enforcement apparatus to keep up. Therefore, the U.S. has devised a rather unusual mix of criminal/civil law in this area, allowing businesses to let the person "make good" within a certain number of days (from 3-7 days) or else they are liable for up to triple the amount of the check.
So I say you friend had better pay up or make arangement to pay back the amount in a timely manner or be prepaired to go to court and then to Jail. for here is the information from most states.

Crimes are classified as felonies or misdemeanors and have a range of punishments for each type. For more information on the details, look at the Felony vs Misdemenanor Crime Punishment charts. Below is an example of how dollar amounts of the criminal act effects the classification of the crime.
Value Ladder (Theft, Criminal Mischief, Graffiti, etc.)
Dollar Amount Crime Classification
Under $20 (theft of property by check)Class C Misdemeanor
$20 - $500 (theft of property by check) Class B Misdemeanor
Under $50 Class C Misdemeanor
$50 - $500 Class B Misdemeanor
$500 - $1,500 Class A Misdemeanor
$1,500 - $20,000 State Jail Felony
$20,000 - $100,000 3rd Degree Felony
$100,000 - $200,000 2nd Degree Felony
Over $200,0001st Degree Felony

Answer 3

First thing I'd like to say is your friend is an idiot. Forgery is a felony. Once you go to court and they provide the checks that were stolen and forged, and they provide the surveillance tapes of this person going into the check cashing place, and find them guilty of a Forgery. They post big signs in places like that that clearly state that you will be prosecuted. Its not a joke.Not only will they be a convicted felon, it will twice as hard to get any job, even at Mc Donald's. What a friend. With people like that who need enemies.

Answer 4

The old saying is if you do the crime you do the time. I am amazed that the check cashing facility has even given her the chance to make restitution. She has committed a felony and if there is any way she needs to make restitution immediately and then throw herself on the mercy of the courts. If she makes restitution she could get probation. If she does not she is looking at heavy time. Probably six months to a year, possibly more if she has had other run ins.

Answer 5

jail time. depending on the state. Forgery is not just kiting a check. Forgery is theft and $1000 or more is a felony charge.

Tell her to pack her bags and wear a b*tt plug.

Answer 6

Your friend can either;

1 - Go to jail or;

2 - Be placed on probation until resitution is paid or;

3 - Go to jail then placed on probation until restitution is paid or;

4 - Go to jail until resitution is paid.

Answer 7

I dont understand what state you're in, yet specific, there may well be detention center time, finding on your cousin's criminal heritage.some states furnish pre trial intervention, that's probation like, yet you cant get in difficulty for one 365 days OR your cousin can get probation OR detention center time. it is as much as a decide and its by using a case by using case foundation. i might choose my funds decrease back in the present day, if no longer, then i might threaten calling interior the government!

Answer 8

Well theft in that amount constitutes Felony charges so she should attempt to make payments or she Will be placed in custody and pay more fines and court costs.

Answer 9

forgery is crime, she will go to jail. she is lucky the have given her a chance to pay it back.