Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

My identity was stolen a couple of years ago. I just recently received a call from a lawyer inforing me there are about to be felony charges against me because one of those pay loan places are suing me because they wired me 562.50 and I closed my account therefore they were never paid. This happened in 2007 and he said they have been trying to reach me by mail at an address I never resided and an email address I never owned. I never had a bank account with the bank the money was wired to and I informed the lawyer it wasn't me. He tokens I can pay him the money owed to stop the charges and go to the police station to report identity theft. I refuse to pay for something I didn't do. How can I resolve this issue


Asked on 9/30/10, 10:54 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Ellis Klein Young, Klein & Associates

Sounds like they are trying to scare you because you cannot be arrested for a debt. You should try to dispute the charges and if you can't you could file bankruptcy to wipe out all of your debt,even if the debt is not yours.

If you'd like to speak about it, give me a call at 215-639-5297.

Ellis Klein, Esquire

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Answered on 10/05/10, 12:27 pm
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Bankruptcy isn't the answer. No one declares bankruptcy for $500.

If you are charged criminally, you can deal with it by showing that your identity was stolen. I'm assuming that you have some evidence of that...a police report, or reports to your banks, etc.

It is illegal for a collection agency to threaten you with arrest. (It's likely that the person you were talking to was not a lawyer at all, but just a scum collection agency trying to scare you into believing you could be criminally charged.) If you have the name of the person and company that called you, you may be able to sue them, and they may have to pay you money as a result of their illegal actions.

Please feel free to email me with more information about your situation...who called you, etc.

Thanks.

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Answered on 10/05/10, 1:50 pm


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