Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Wrongful Forgery

I received a credit card that was in my friends name almost 2 years ago. We had an agreement that I would pay what I charged. I did go several months without paying due to finacial problems. On Dec. 27th we met and went into a new verbal agreement that I would have the card payed off in 3 months, a total of $1400. At that time I gave her $700. On Jan 26 I called her and told her I would pay her when I received my tax return by around Feb 10th. She said that was fine. On Feb 6 she called yelling and screaming demanding $5000 then $3000 and said she went to the police to file on forgery. She then hung up on me without letting me say 1 word. She is now saying she had no knowledge. I dont know how I can prove otherwise or what my options are. If I can convince her to drop everything if I pay her the rest of the charges will they drop it or will they continue regardless of what she wants. What can I do?


Asked on 2/24/06, 9:12 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: Wrongful Forgery

There is no way to predict if she has actually gone to the police, or if they would accept the charges. In any event, it very important that you start documenting the past two years. You need receipts and documentation to show that your use of this credit card was with her knowledge and consent. In Texas you can tape a telephone conversation that you are a party to. If you have more talks with her about the background and status of this card, you need to record them. Also, pay your debt as soon as possible. You may want to consider involving an attorney to complete this transaction, as the attorney can settle this as a civil debt. TCL

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Answered on 2/24/06, 10:30 am


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