messedupkitty
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California
Okay....about 7 years ago, I worked for a Credit Union and had an checking acct there and I had another checking acct at a bank. Well, to make a long story short, I found myself in financial trouble, so a friend had suggested that I "kite" a check. Well, it got out of hand...I didn't use the same amounts for the checks that I deposited into both accts,
confused: am I making sense?)for example the checks were initially $100-200, but I remembered reading some where that the financial institution starts to become suspicous of accts that have the same deposit amounts (other then a payroll check), so I increased the amounts. Finally, the credit union realized what was going on and I got fired. So the other bank went negative, because I didn't have an acct to write a check off of, so it went negative. The kiting amount was at $10,000 to 15,000. But I never used any of that money! 2 years later, I was sent a judgement for approx $15,000. I didn't attend the judgement hearing, afraid of being arrested (I was pregnant). Okay fast forward to the now, my wages are being garnished for the whole amount. I'm a newly single parent, I work for a non-profit organization....I know I can do the whole "Exemption" deal (which I am asking them to except $100 a month instead of 25% of my monthly income), but I would like to know if I can fight the amount without any legal action from the bank? I can't go to jail!!! I know I owe them money, but $15,000 and that is without court fees. Or should I just keep my mouth shut and pay the money for the rest of my life?
Okay....about 7 years ago, I worked for a Credit Union and had an checking acct there and I had another checking acct at a bank. Well, to make a long story short, I found myself in financial trouble, so a friend had suggested that I "kite" a check. Well, it got out of hand...I didn't use the same amounts for the checks that I deposited into both accts,
confused: am I making sense?)for example the checks were initially $100-200, but I remembered reading some where that the financial institution starts to become suspicous of accts that have the same deposit amounts (other then a payroll check), so I increased the amounts. Finally, the credit union realized what was going on and I got fired. So the other bank went negative, because I didn't have an acct to write a check off of, so it went negative. The kiting amount was at $10,000 to 15,000. But I never used any of that money! 2 years later, I was sent a judgement for approx $15,000. I didn't attend the judgement hearing, afraid of being arrested (I was pregnant). Okay fast forward to the now, my wages are being garnished for the whole amount. I'm a newly single parent, I work for a non-profit organization....I know I can do the whole "Exemption" deal (which I am asking them to except $100 a month instead of 25% of my monthly income), but I would like to know if I can fight the amount without any legal action from the bank? I can't go to jail!!! I know I owe them money, but $15,000 and that is without court fees. Or should I just keep my mouth shut and pay the money for the rest of my life?