What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MT
This post is somewhat related to our other thread in the Drug Charges Folder, "Felony while on probation."
We live in SC. Sister lives in MT and has had a long-standing problem with pills, but denies that she is currently taking them. She called us last week, stated that she was expecting to be sent to a state prison-operated treatment center shortly, and asked for $300 to give to her girlfriend for her share of the housing/utility expenses. We sent a check priority mail to her girlfriend, written out to her girlfriend, and told her that she would need to tell girlfriend it was coming. This was to ensure that the $$ would be used for housing expenses, and not drugs.
The check cleared yesterday, and sister had modified the check.
Original check: "Pay to the Order of: Jane Doe"
The check that cleared said "Pay to the order of Jane Doe/Mary Smith," and was endorsed with 2 signatures. In this example, Jane Doe is the girlfriend, and Mary Smith is the sister.
We contacted the girlfriend at her workplace (we don't have her cell number and have not spoken directly to her in years). She stated that she didn't know about the check, didn't endorse it, and had no idea why sister would need any money. She was horrified and devastated; girlfriend does not take drugs and thought that sister was also not taking drugs. She said that sister does not "owe" her any money. Obviously, spit is about to hit the fan, as sister has been begging for money from various family members, stating that she and gf were basically destitute and starving.
If someone decides to press charges, who should press charges? Us, since we wrote the check, and frankly, would like the money back since it was not used for what it was intended for....or the girlfriend, who knew nothing about the check, but had her signature forged? The girlfriend stated she she does not need money for expenses, that she has plenty, but we would give it to her if she needed it.
If we need to press charges, how and where do we do it? We are in SC, and sister is in MT. Should we go to the local SC police, or contact MT police, or even contact the probation officer? I do have a scan of the cleared check, as well as the carbon of the original, and I am assuming that girlfriend would state her signature was forged.
Thanks!
This post is somewhat related to our other thread in the Drug Charges Folder, "Felony while on probation."
We live in SC. Sister lives in MT and has had a long-standing problem with pills, but denies that she is currently taking them. She called us last week, stated that she was expecting to be sent to a state prison-operated treatment center shortly, and asked for $300 to give to her girlfriend for her share of the housing/utility expenses. We sent a check priority mail to her girlfriend, written out to her girlfriend, and told her that she would need to tell girlfriend it was coming. This was to ensure that the $$ would be used for housing expenses, and not drugs.
The check cleared yesterday, and sister had modified the check.
Original check: "Pay to the Order of: Jane Doe"
The check that cleared said "Pay to the order of Jane Doe/Mary Smith," and was endorsed with 2 signatures. In this example, Jane Doe is the girlfriend, and Mary Smith is the sister.
We contacted the girlfriend at her workplace (we don't have her cell number and have not spoken directly to her in years). She stated that she didn't know about the check, didn't endorse it, and had no idea why sister would need any money. She was horrified and devastated; girlfriend does not take drugs and thought that sister was also not taking drugs. She said that sister does not "owe" her any money. Obviously, spit is about to hit the fan, as sister has been begging for money from various family members, stating that she and gf were basically destitute and starving.
If someone decides to press charges, who should press charges? Us, since we wrote the check, and frankly, would like the money back since it was not used for what it was intended for....or the girlfriend, who knew nothing about the check, but had her signature forged? The girlfriend stated she she does not need money for expenses, that she has plenty, but we would give it to her if she needed it.
If we need to press charges, how and where do we do it? We are in SC, and sister is in MT. Should we go to the local SC police, or contact MT police, or even contact the probation officer? I do have a scan of the cleared check, as well as the carbon of the original, and I am assuming that girlfriend would state her signature was forged.
Thanks!
