Criminal Law/Check forgery

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Expert: Robin Sexton - 2/12/2008


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What is the criminal sanction in the CA for one who is found liable in court for signing his (soon to be ex-wifes) name on a mortgage refund check even if she is not pressing charges and told him to?  What is the banks responsibility?

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Julie,

I am not sure what you are referring to as CA.  If I understand your question a person signs someone else's name on a check.  This is forgery.  However the big question is does the person whose name was signed press charges. If the persons name that was signed does not press charges there is usually no problem. The bank has limited responsibility.  There may be some civil / fiduciary issue but as you explain it there is no complaint so there is no problem.

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Robin Sexton

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Questions dealing with Police and investigative procedures, criminal investigation for all classifications of crimes, Interview and interrogation techniques, crime scene procedure. Police techniques and procedures. Can not answer specific questions about specific cases.

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Member of the Michigan State Police for over 30 years. Over 20 years as a Detective. Conducted numerous investigations from Homicide to dog bite. Internal investigations. Investigations in prison enviorment. Majority of career has been spent in rural areas of Michigan

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Bachelor of Science degree. Long list of professional training

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