Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

I was in a relationship for 7 years. My boyfriend and I lived together for most of that time and I was the sole supporter of our family for the majority of the relationship. During our relationship my boyfriend gave me his credit card to use on occasion as I did with him. When we broke up roughly 3 months ago he gave me a notarized affidavit stating I had permission to use his credit cards, listed the credit cards and said all transactions were made with his knowledge. My ex recently found out I have been seeing someone else and has become increasingly angry. He is saying he is pressing charges for credit card fraud and that the affidavit he gave me "won't hold up." Can I be arrested for this? Is his signed, notarized statement really worthless?

Side note, I do have a previous conviction (7 years ago) for fraudulent use of a credit card. He knows this and is hoping it works to his advantage.


Asked on 10/09/16, 4:37 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

You definitely have a strong defense and yes it could "hold up" in court. Unlikely you would be arrested because of this, but with that said, you should not use it anymore and hopefully you stopped once he told you to stop. Once he refused permission, that, in a sense, makes the affidavit "worthless" for future use, but not past use. Your new boyfriend has nothing to do with this other than to show a prosecutor that this was not fraud, but just simple jealousy.

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Answered on 10/09/16, 6:59 pm


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