I have filed a report and she has actually admittted to the cops that she used it but I was informed today that she will probably not receive hardly any punishment! How is this possible and can I do more to make sure she is punished? The card limit was $2000 she charged aproximately $500 and even made returns and credits to the card from Walmart.
2007-01-18 08:53:02 · 9 answers · asked by needanswers 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The card was mine. I've been told that she won't get much do to her not having prior record. I cannot accept a slap on the wrist for this! Suggestions?
2007-01-18 14:37:46 · update #1
If found guilty she will be ordered by the court to repay the credit card company for the theft. I believe once you file a theft with the credit card company you will not be liable for the money she stole. The credit card company will become the victim. She may still go to jail for a short time.
2007-01-18 09:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'd most likely prosecute her, or at least recommend that you report it to legal authorities. Only you can decide whether you're willing to do that. I know it's your sister, but how fast is she going to be able to pay it off? If she's paying a couple hundred dollars a month, that would only cover interest and not make much of a dent, if any, in the $15,000. You do understand that, if at some point she stops paying and you didn't report it, YOU will be responsible. What she did was theft. The fact that she stole from her sister doesn't make it better than if it had been a stranger.
2016-05-24 04:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, separate the criminal aspect from the civil aspect of this situation. Fraud is a crime, that is true. But, you have to realize that it is the job of the poilice and the courts to uphold the law. If
private citizens start taking the law into their own hands, anarchy results.
Now, your civil options. First, depending on the statute in your state you may have been the victim of either grand theft or petty larceny depending on the law. What you can do is file a complaint in small claims court and seek damages there. Once you obtain a judgment it is normally good for at least 10 years and at the end of that period you can usually renew for another 10. If the defendant owns a house, you can put a lien on it. The same is true of real property even when undeveloped. If you know where she works, or where she banks you can garnish her wages and/or attach her bank account until you are repaid. You have many options, just remeber frontier justice isnt one of them.
2007-01-18 09:15:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a criminal record is another punishment that will haunt her later on. She'll remember you when she applies for a job and has to put down that she was convicted of a crime. Off with her head, I say!
2007-01-18 09:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by sjersee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you did the right thing turning her in. Unless it was your card she took there really isn't much more you can do.
2007-01-18 09:01:58 · answer #5 · answered by JS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is because she didnt defraud you she defrauded the credit card company it depends upon how the victim in the case feels..which isn't you it is the credit card company
2007-01-18 09:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by Greg M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Punch he in the mouth.
2007-01-18 08:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by John16 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is FRAUD. You need to have this person prosecuted.
2007-01-18 09:39:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u seem to be a backstabbing friend....was it your card she stole??
She will have a record forever...
2007-01-18 09:01:40 · answer #9 · answered by Travel_Fan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋