Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

loan forging and fraud

My girlfriend's ex has signed her

name to several loan applications,

making her the co-signer. Recently,

we figured this out, and now her

credit is going down the tube. Is

there anything that can be done?

How do you prove that she never

signed the original? Can she sue

both the ex, and the bank for

allowing him to sign her name?


Asked on 6/13/08, 9:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeremy Richey Jeremy Richey, Attorney at Law

Re: loan forging and fraud

If you are interested in the ex being investigated criminally, call the police and see if they will investigate the case. If the police are able to gather enough evidence for a criminal prosecution, they will forward the case to the state's attorney for prosecution.

The state crime lab can do handwriting analysis to try and determine who signed what.

When you sue someone, that is a civil case. This question is posted in the criminal law category and I am not going to address civil law questions here.

**This answer does not create an attorney-client relationship. This answer should not be relied upon. It is only a response in a discussion of legal principles. Contact a licensed attorney in your state before taking any legal action.**

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Answered on 6/14/08, 9:39 am


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