Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland
My friend's mother gave her $70,000 when her grandmother pasted away. She told her to put it in her account because she feared that bill collectors would take the money from her. She told her it was her money. After she had the money in her account for a while...she starting asking for her to withdraw amounts out for her ($3,000 here $4500, $10,000 there) until the balance was below $40,000. She accompanied her to the bank last week and discovers that the balance was $39,000 something and went ballistic. She verbally berated her and accused her of stealing $30,000 dollars. She also pressed charges which resulted in a warrant being issued for her arrest. Furthermore, she has ostracized her from the family by telling everyone she is a liar and a thief and no one but is speaking to her because of it...in this situation what are her rights? What is the best course of action? (get a lawyer I am sure...but she has no money).
Key important things:
The account her daughter and granddaughter's name
She has no records that show she gave the money to her mother; it appears she took the money out for herself.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Your scenario is a little confusing - when you say "she" asked to withdraw the money, I don't know who you are referring to. Please use the contact information on the LawGuru site to send me an email and describe in more detail. Also, we can definitely try to get rid of the warrant and I am more than willing to have a free consultation and, if possible, do a payment plan.
A joint account allows either person complete access to money. The issue will probably be resolved by the documents establishing the account. If she has no money, and she has been charged, then she should contact the public defender about representing her.
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