Check forgery by Child's Father

[alanasmimi]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
My ex-biyfriend, the father of our daughter, stole 4 checks from my purse, forged them, cashed them and the bank told me I need a Police Report. Sounds simple right? - Well, the NYPD is telling me that as long as he is the father of my daughter, new York is a Common Law State and he has the right to do what he did. this is absurd. We do not live together. He literally stole our rent money and food money that I work for everyday. The PD told me to take it to Civil Court.....Does this sound right to anyone?

[Ginny J]

Somehow the police didn't "get" it based on your explanation.

Might suggest going to the bank again, and while there, ask if they will assist you in making a police report. The bank will be able to acknowledge WHO the signers are/were on your account.

[alanasmimi]

Thank You Ginny - I will go back to the bank tomorrow - Perhaps I should have just told the PD that someone stole my checkbook and not gone into detail about who it was. Never would I believe that anyone has the right to forge someone else's name.....Perhpas I should just go to a different Precient and keep it simple. My objective of course, is to have him punished for being such a jerk. However, I would much rather the banks Fraud/Investigation Task Force handle the situation. I suppose sometimes when we say too much....we open mouth...insert foot.....So I will keep it simple and just say my checkbook was taken and checks were written and leave out the details

[BL]

Is this the same person that was in detox last month and you wanted to flee ?

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[Ginny J]

Originally Posted by alanasmimi

Thank You Ginny - I will go back to the bank tomorrow - Perhaps I should have just told the PD that someone stole my checkbook and not gone into detail about who it was. Never would I believe that anyone has the right to forge someone else's name.....Perhpas I should just go to a different Precient and keep it simple. My objective of course, is to have him punished for being such a jerk. However, I would much rather the banks Fraud/Investigation Task Force handle the situation. I suppose sometimes when we say too much....we open mouth...insert foot.....So I will keep it simple and just say my checkbook was taken and checks were written and leave out the details

Never lie because you lose your credibility. Now, that's not to say that you need to interject too much information either.

[Ginny J]

Sorry - Was not sure what category this would fall under - Didn't find a category for stupidity of ex-boyfriends

I did get a chuckle out of this. Might suggest that to admin, but I'm afraid that it would be a very busy category.

[alanasmimi]

Yes BL - This is that guy - And yes, I didn't flee to Florida - I did the right thing and stayed in New York. I moved out, got a place with my little girl so we would both be safe. Upon his return to our old apartment after DETOX......he must have either found some checks or stole them in the past.....So......The drama is not over yet, but I feel alot safer in a new environment**************I will now go through the Custody/Visitation/Child Support route as I can tell the Detox did not work if he blew through $700.00 of my rent $ in a few days....Stay tuned....As the Stomache Turns is about to continue

[BL]

First I don't believe the State is a common law state , especially if you never lolly gagged around as husband and wife .

Secondly , if he had no authority to go into your bank account , child or not , and cashed your checks , he should be charged .

Part of his sentence should be restitution , but in reality ,

you will most likely have to sue him , but don't expect restitution quickly , if at all .

How did he cash them ? Made out to cash from you to him ?

[alanasmimi]

BL -
This knucklehead con artist actually wrote 2 of them out to 2 woman's names and in the memo wrote storage fees (probably for things I left in the house), the other one he wrote (cleaning services) and the other 2 each for $200.00 he wrote out to himself. I do not know who cashed them as the bank did not get that far. I was hoping they would intervene as a forgery case and reverse the funds back into my account. Not to be redundant, but "they" requested the Police Report. That is when I guess I said more than I should have and told the Sergeant that I thought it was my ex-boyfriend. In my wildest dreams I never thought forgery by anyone was acceptable behavior. Well....Let the fun begin....The ex threw down the gauntlet and I will now move forward with the Custody/Visitation/Support that I was trying to avoid getting involved through the court system. He truly is a vindicative impecile (sp?) and fearless of the law and consequences. He currently has 2 bench warrants out on him - what a loser....But I have peace of mind and know my daughter and I are safe and living a "normal life"

[CameronNewport]

Originally Posted by BL

Part of his sentence should be restitution , but in reality ,

you will most likely have to sue him , but don't expect restitution quickly , if at all .

She won't need to bother suing the bf. Her bank needs to reimburse her. That's why the bank is asking for a police report.

[alanasmimi]

You are correct. Today, the PD gave me a report....They also did some investigation and realized that there is a bench warrant out for the jerk, so they are going to pick him up anyway - This should definately help with the Custoday Orders. They are going to pick up the 2 other people who names were on the checks - Both have Criminal Records, and Commerce bank is going to replensih my account for the $700.00 by Wednesday - this was outright forgery aside from malice....Why can't both parents be civil for the sake of the minor child?

[Ginny J]

You've restored my faith in NYPD. I can watch the shows again with them in it ... Law and Order, here I come.

I still kept figuring that you weren't explaining yourself right the first time. I figure there is a reason the bank ASKS for signature cards.

[BL]

Originally Posted by CameronNewport

She won't need to bother suing the bf. Her bank needs to reimburse her. That's why the bank is asking for a police report.

My response was based on what the bank had told her about needing a police report , and her statement that the PD would not take a report , initially .

[alanasmimi]

To embelish on this....here was the scenario - these checks were cashed at 4 different COMMERCE banks (yes...the bank themselves were careless) hence the run around I was given - I finally ran into a wannabe CSI officer, the greatest guy I have met. He said "I eat guys like this for breakfast" - He was so helpful, loved my 4 year old and spent 10 minutes researching every name on each of the 4 checks....He also said that Commerce Bank has been getting hit alot due to their liberal Customer Service Policies - He also said this is what FDIC is about and often times banks get lazy as do PD and do not want to do paperwork. So, yes, the ex did commit a crime. Forgery in any book, any state, any planet is a crime. I was so hping that he would not play this card in the deck and things would be civil. I now fear retaliation a bit such as appearing at the school where I teach - As I said "As The Stomache Turns" - Stay tuned for more details - Custody is next.

[mmmagique]

"custody is next"

Or perhaps a date with the CSI dude?!!!

I'm happy it turned out so well for ya.

~Christina