Will a bank work with me to pay off a credit card fraud I committed instead of going to court?
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Will a bank work with me to pay off a credit card fraud I committed instead of going to court?
I got credit cards in my mom’s name without her knowing. Is there anyway a bank will work with me?
Asked on July 23, 2017 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
They *could* choose to "work with" you and accept repayment rather than doing one or both of pressing charges or suing, but are not required to; what you did is clearly criminal and they could certainly press charges and have no obligation to give you a chance to repay. You can ask for this, but that's all you can do: ask. (Also, once it is reported to the police, it's out of their hands; the authorities then decide for themselves whether to pursue charges, whether to allow restitution, etc.) Much will depend on what your mother says or wants: if she indicates that she does not want charges pressed and will take responsibility and make sure the money is paid, it is more likely they will agree to this; on the other hand, if she refuses to in any way take responsibility and indicates that she wants this treated criminally, it almost certainly will be.
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