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Forged Check 'Without Thinking'
My fiance's grandfather passed away a year and a half ago. About five months ago, my fiance and his mother received a refund check for $100 from a propane company, and without thinking about it, they forged the grandfather's name and deposited it into my fiance's checking account. They didn't think it would cause a problem until his grandfather's wife found out about it. She said she wouldn't press charges, but is it likely that after this long that the propane company will press charges? The actual bill was in his name, but my fiance's great-grandmother was the one to really pay the bill and it was to her and my fiance's address that the check was sent. Did my fiance actually accidentally commit a crime?
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 Forgery with intent to defraud or steal is a crime. Signing someone else's name without an intent to defraud anyone, particularly when no one wants to claim that the signature was forged, is something else altogether.
The propane company had to issue a refund check. It did it, and the check has been paid. Unless someone comes along to complain to the propane company that they didn't receive the check, no one at the company is going to care who actually signed it; however, it would be wise for your fiance and his mother to think about it before repeating their actions.
Published on BankingQuestions.com 9/24/09
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