What to do if I obtained and used credit cards in my grandmother’s name 2 years ago and have now been questioned by a postal inspector and highway patrolman?
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What to do if I obtained and used credit cards in my grandmother’s name 2 years ago and have now been questioned by a postal inspector and highway patrolman?
A couple of days ago a US postal inspector and a highway patrolman came to my work and questioned me. I admitted to it. They didn’t take me to jail then and said it was up to a prosecutor. What happens next?
Asked on November 30, 2014 under Criminal Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
What happens next is that you need to speak with an attorney. You have committed identity theft, postal fraud, theft and probably a whole host of other crimes under the law. Identity theft is a "hot" crime to prosecute these days so I would seek counsel about how to handle things from not. Restitution is a possibility. I would have a lawyer run interference.
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