Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Credit card fraud

I had use a brother in law's social security number to obtain credit cards in his name, made the payments to all the creditors with what he provided me, but one was missed and since I am filing for divorce and his brother who is my husband is going to use that against me, so I can get arrested so he has custody of our two kids, can my brother in law file a suit against me for this? What do I need to do to prevent this? Can I contact the credit personally and explain the situation, he knew what I did and was willing for me to pay it back, but this one was missed.


Asked on 7/28/04, 1:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Griffin The Griffin Law Firm, P.C.

Re: Credit card fraud

If you did do what you said you did, telling that to the credit agency would be tantamounto to confessing to several crimes. Some which come to mind are Criminal Impersonation, Fraudulent Use of a Financial Transaction Device or some such charge. Whether or not you made the payments and had all of the good intentions in the world about paying off what was owed, the fact is, if you opened a credit card in someone else's name, that is a crime. If you used that card without their knowledge or permission, that is a crime. So you need to be very careful about who you are admitting what to. District Attorneys and police have a very nice way of making a person confess because "it is the right thing to do" and then they turn around and throw the book at them. So, bottom line, be careful.

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Answered on 7/29/04, 4:11 pm


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