Legal Question in Banking Law in Illinois

endorcement law

what are the laws on someone signing my name to a check for 5000.00 made out to me from an ins. co, then sign there own name , and then deposit in there acct. i verbally agreed for him to open joint acct with both names, but he did not, and kept money.


Asked on 6/27/06, 12:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

Re: endorcement law

Hello. Such an act is punishable as a felony.

Unless this person had a power of attorney from

you, he should not have been signing your name

to any check. I suggests you file a lawsuit.

I wonder why you would trust someone under

these circumstances!

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Answered on 6/27/06, 10:11 pm


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