Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Forging checks

My grandmother recently died and I found her check book and found out her other granddaughter wrote over $15,000 worth of checks to pay the granddaughters (her own) expenses last year 2003, while talking to her father who was aware of this said she only forged a few checks most grandmother signed. I also found out the granddaughter took her grandmother's AMEX card and forged the grandmothers signature. Grandmother was senile. My question is since she is dead is this forgery a dead issue or can the grandchild be in some trouble for this, and who do you report it to? I also think she took her social security check too.


Asked on 8/22/04, 11:25 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Forging checks

What you have described would certainly appear to be a felony or felonies and as long as they're still within the statute of limitations(which undoubtedly they stii are), each would be fully prosecutable. The fact that the grandmother and victim has died would not in and of itself make these crimes non-prosecutable, but, obviously, if the victim is not available to testify, it could make proving them more difficult.

As with any other crimes committed in your community, you would report them to your local law enforcement agency(police or sheriff's department)or the local prosecutor's office.

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Answered on 8/22/04, 12:17 pm


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