Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kansas

I am sorry to hear of yrou loss. It sounds like you two were close.

Impersonating someone for financial gain is a crime and can be the basis for civil liability, if a loss is suffered. However, in your case, the Personal Representative (Missouri stopped calling them executors years ago) can termiante ongoing service contracts, such as cell phone accounts, etc. They may also dissavow an interest in a bank account on behalf of the decedent (but can be liable to agreived heirs) Is it possible that the bank account was such that the funds went to the survivor upon the death of the other accoutn holder? Many are. Your uncle may have just told the bank that Granpa died, and the bank converted the account to just your name. The Probate code allows them to do this, so as to stop or lessen potential liability of creditors of the estate. You indicated that your uncle had not yet been appointed PR. Some of the things that PRs can do, Probate judges allow potential PRs to do. If the person is not appointed, they cannot always rely on this custom to escape personal liability.

If you suffered personal loss, or your interest as an heir at law, or devisee under Grandpa's will was lessened, you may bring suit in the Probate case. In some instances you may bring a seperate suit altogether.

Good luck