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Posted Aug 10th, 2011
my husband was arrested for grand theft 1 dg/contractor&uttering forged instruments in july,he was
paid by check for a job, he didnt know it was fake

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he went to the customers house and she gave him a check for $1900 as deposit, and told him her bank
was close,he went to go cash it, and the bank called the cops, they got there, he never received
cash. the police stood next to him and said they had a couple of questions but he was not being
arrested. when he was walking towards the door with them they handcuffed him, the bank lady came
with the check saying the check was stolen. and my husband was arrested. my husband tried to explain
to the officers what happened the lady left when she saw my husband getting arrested, my husband
told the cops why would i use my id to cash a fake check,im the victim. we tried contacting the
lady, her phone is cut off, and we went to the house to find out she doesnt live there. we dont know
how she had the keys but can the case be thrown out. my husband was told he wasnt being arrested,and
he did,he wasnt ead his rights,and the cop kept his id and credit card, he said it was evidence.
please help us
Legal Topic Area: Criminal Law in FL

I'm really sorry to hear about your situation. Typically these cases involve a contractor that doesn't have a license but your question sounds like your husband was trying to cash a stolen check. Whoever that check belongs to has to report the check as stolen. We need to prove that your husband had the authority to cash that check and he had the proper credentials to do the job or has a qualified agent. It's going to be difficult to prove the intent of your husband but the prosecutor is going to try to establish that your husband never had the authority to cash that check. Invoices and contacts with suppliers will go a long way to prove that the job was legitimate and he had every intention of completing the work and that the $1,900 was just a deposit and he had no idea it was stolen. Your best bet is to contact a criminal defense attorney in your area to quickly step in to defend your husband of these charges. If you are in South Florida feel free to call me at 786-525-7671.


Answered on Aug 10th, 2011 at 2:54pm