Credit Card Fraud?

[Johnnyboy23]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Rhode Island

So lets see and hope I posted this in the right section and forum. My younger brother who is a combat vet and still in the NG. Is well in some trouble.

When he came back from Iraq he met some woman and helped her get onto her feet. Well are mother gave him or put him on her credit card account and was issued a card with his name on it linked to are mothers account. Well he made a purchase of a SUV of a total of five grand. The card had a limit of twelve grand. Well he was unable to pay the card off and are mother had to settle in a debt collection deal.

Now the SUV he purchased is in the womans name and he signed the bill. This happened about eight months ago. He is still in the NG and the women he was helping is now in the Navy Reserve's. My mother wants the payments in full and is looking to take back the SUV. Wanting to take the woman to court to do this and is getting jag in this matter. Does he face credit card fraud and all that. Will his military career be in trouble and what might happen to him?

[JETX]

Originally Posted by Johnnyboy23

My mother wants the payments in full and is looking to take back the SUV.

She has NO rights to a claim on the vehicle.

Wanting to take the woman to court to do this

Guess what... the woman is NOT liable to your mother. Your BROTHER is the one who made the purchase... and she needs to pursue her claim against him. Now, he MIGHT have a claim against her... but that is between him and her... and your mother has no standing in that issue.

Does he face credit card fraud and all that. Will his military career be in trouble and what might happen to him?

As long as he was an authorized user on your mothers credit card account, he has no criminal liability in the purchase of the vehicle.