QUESTION
My mother and i ran a business together which failed. Now she is accusing me of forgery.
Asked on Jan 24th, 2012 on Criminal Law - New York
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The business my mother and i ran failed. Now she wants to charge me with forgery for writing checks (she was the only one authorized to write checks). All checks were business checks - I made no profit signing these checks and i invested my own money in this business. Can she successfully press forgery charges and what will the consequences be?
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Clearly you could be subject to a criminal charge if you were sending checks out on an account you weren't supposed to have access to. But the fact you weren't benefiting yourself would be a key defense.
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2012 at 11:39 PM
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Possibly. You should break off all communication with her right away.
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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Can she successfully press forgery charges: Yes what will the consequences be?: If convicted, a felony criminal record and jail time.
Answered on Feb 03rd, 2012 at 11:38 PM