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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Iowa
A friend discovered she was $800 overdrawn at her bank. A review of her account revealed an $800+ purchase at a large retailer, the check number was much higher than the check blanks she was currently writing from. In other words, someone had gotten into her desk, and got into her box of blank checks, and tore a random check out of one of them, then went on a shopping spree.
A police report was filed, and the reatiler was contacted, who was confident they could provide video footage of the transaction, thus identifying the perp. Meanwhile, the bank has credited the $800 back to my friend's account -- in other words, the reatiler will have to eat the $800.
We do not, at this time, know who the perp is, but there's a good chance it will be a juvenile acquaintance of her kids --ALTHOUGH THE PERP MAY BE AN ADULT.
My friend is concerned about what will happen to the perp, if it just turns out to be a friend of the family or neighborhood kid, i.e. will she be sending some misguided kid to the Big House? etc.
What we want to know is:
1. What criminal charge will the perp recieve for this action, and what penalty -- (a) if they're a juvenile, or (b) as an adult?
2. Since the police are involved, as well as the bank and retailer -- is the perp's fate out of the hands of my friend's pressing charges or not?
She will be crestfallen if she sees the video and discovers it's a local kid or friend of the family. It's out of the question that one of her own kids did it, since they are vividly aware that she couldn't afford that.
A friend discovered she was $800 overdrawn at her bank. A review of her account revealed an $800+ purchase at a large retailer, the check number was much higher than the check blanks she was currently writing from. In other words, someone had gotten into her desk, and got into her box of blank checks, and tore a random check out of one of them, then went on a shopping spree.
A police report was filed, and the reatiler was contacted, who was confident they could provide video footage of the transaction, thus identifying the perp. Meanwhile, the bank has credited the $800 back to my friend's account -- in other words, the reatiler will have to eat the $800.
We do not, at this time, know who the perp is, but there's a good chance it will be a juvenile acquaintance of her kids --ALTHOUGH THE PERP MAY BE AN ADULT.
My friend is concerned about what will happen to the perp, if it just turns out to be a friend of the family or neighborhood kid, i.e. will she be sending some misguided kid to the Big House? etc.
What we want to know is:
1. What criminal charge will the perp recieve for this action, and what penalty -- (a) if they're a juvenile, or (b) as an adult?
2. Since the police are involved, as well as the bank and retailer -- is the perp's fate out of the hands of my friend's pressing charges or not?
She will be crestfallen if she sees the video and discovers it's a local kid or friend of the family. It's out of the question that one of her own kids did it, since they are vividly aware that she couldn't afford that.
