Legal Question in Business Law in California

Few weeks ago i make a contract with a company on line that is located in UK.

neme of this comp.is WSP TRADE LTD.They shipped product to customer and client

pay them by personal checks.My job is to received the cheks that is in USD.and exchanged to UK money and forwarded to them but when i received the check was under my name (no body metion before) .My question is if i sent check back to clint and don't cash the check did that CO.can do any action on me.this job is legal in USA.And the amount of each checks be part of my income at end of year or not.

Thanks for you time.


Asked on 8/27/09, 3:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Your explanation of what you're asked to do concerns me that you are inadvertently becoming part of an illegal money-laundering operation. I can't think of any legitimate reason why trading partners in different countries would need to hire an unknown third party to handle money flowing between them. This is what banks are for. If you re-ask your question to clarify what this contract is all about, please do not give any names!

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Answered on 8/27/09, 3:15 pm


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