took out credit cards under this name that was not legally her correct and legal name ....no legal name change was done ..... what is going to happen to this person ?
2007-12-27 13:00:21 · 7 answers · asked by bestgoodgirl 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
*** How is this punishable ? State or Federal crime ? Taxes ?
2007-12-27 13:07:54 · update #1
Thinking about turning in this person...
2007-12-27 13:13:22 · update #2
Falsification is the crime committed by someone who uses a different name.
2007-12-27 13:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing if she pays the bills.
If the law were to be involved, it would be a falsifying legal documents crime, or could be elevated to Identity theft...even though she did not steal an identity, but rather made one up.
Federal crime - as I am sure the credit card company is in a different state than where she lives. If it was a local dept store, than would be state crime.
IRS has nothing to do with it. Unless she used the credit as part of a business.
Are you thinking of turning this person in? Or are you this person?
Like I said, nothing will happen if the bills are paid.
2007-12-27 21:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by Robert C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like fraud. She would have to use her same social security number, you'd think. Is the boyfriend getting stuck with this somehow? He should let the credit card companies know that she has done this to de-fraud them, and him. Or if they have been together long enough, it could be a common-law marriage depending on state law.
2007-12-27 21:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it is fraud, not to mention that it is taken out in an illegal name.
Contact your local clerk of courts - they will be able to tell you where to go with the info and what is needed to be done. Good luck!
2007-12-27 21:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, she is using an alias.
Maybe it could be considered fruad, but I don't know.
Credit apps are legal documents, so she has falsified her info.
I don't know more.
2007-12-27 21:07:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ohno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on what the intent was. It could be fraud, and it could be "common law marriage".
2007-12-27 21:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fraud. Or is it fruad? :) One of those.
2007-12-27 21:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by AlisonFox(y) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋