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    Default Re: Stolen Credit Cards from years ago

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    As you were previously told, the limitations period can vary based on the charge. You can research the statutes to determine whether she could conceivably be charged with an offense with a longer limitations period, assuming it has in fact been five years.
    I researched them for her and it appears that the only crimes that will last more than five years are dealing with politics, sexual crimes, etc. I see nothing on this one at all.

    So back to question she had was...let's say it's been 4 years..or 4 and a half. Should she worry about someone coming after her now?

    Thanks again for your help!

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    Default Re: Stolen Credit Cards from years ago

    You've researched it. Share with her your findings.

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    I researched them for her and it appears that the only crimes that will last more than five years are dealing with politics, sexual crimes, etc. I see nothing on this one at all.

    So back to question she had was...let's say it's been 4 years..or 4 and a half. Should she worry about someone coming after her now?

    Thanks again for your help!
    You seem to think people here are going to tell you everything is "fine and dandy".....

    How can anybody know that?

    If so much time has passed, why is she so concerned about it now? (That seems odd to me.)

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    You seem to think people here are going to tell you everything is "fine and dandy".....

    How can anybody know that?

    If so much time has passed, why is she so concerned about it now? (That seems odd to me.)

    I know so much time has passed. I keep telling her this!! She wants to hear it from other people, that is why. She wants to make sure that if it hasen't been five years, and maybe just under, will she be safe.

    I told her I didn't think anyone at this point would go after her...especially if she wasnt the one charging anything.

    And if they were going to go after this....it would have happened by now. What kind of lawyer is goign to waste their time on a situation like this from 4 or 5 years ago.

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    I know so much time has passed. I keep telling her this!! She wants to hear it from other people, that is why. She wants to make sure that if it hasen't been five years, and maybe just under, will she be safe.
    No one can give an answer with certainty to that question. If she is talking about this with other people, that is not too smart.

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    I told her I didn't think anyone at this point would go after her...especially if she wasnt the one charging anything.
    Again, no one can say that for sure. She did commit a crime knowing and allowing the people to use the lost card and writing checks that weren't any good.


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    And if they were going to go after this....it would have happened by now. What kind of lawyer is goign to waste their time on a situation like this from 4 or 5 years ago.
    Again, who knows?

    Is it possible that she won't get charged with anything? Sure.

    Is it possible that it was discovered that she was involved in this? Sure.

    Is it possible that the people that were caught offered her name as part of a plea bargain? Sure.

    All kinds of possibilities, so who knows?

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    Has she been stressing over this situation the whole four to five years?

    As I said before, that seems odd to me....

    Or perhaps something happened that she thinks her involvement has been discovered...

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    Has she been stressing over this situation the whole four to five years?

    As I said before, that seems odd to me....

    Or perhaps something happened that she thinks her involvement has been discovered...
    No, she has not been stressing. She told me that she just thought of it the other day for some reason..maybe out of guilt?

    She has no reason to believe that something has come up. She says that as far as she knows the people that actually went shopping with the cards, were never caught. Apparently she still see's one person to this day (bumping in to them).

    She also states that there was never any evidence of her doing anything..no cameras etc.

    Sorry to keep bugging everyone. She is a worry wart! I told her again, if it has been 4 or 5 or 6 years...(well, they cant after 5) but if it has been 4, she has no reason to worry either...these issues would have been brought up a while ago...especially over some purchased items.

    Thanks again!

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    Sorry, she just called..one more question. She wants to know if what she did, not the other people, would be considered fraud? She says if so, your site says the statute is 6 years then?

    Thanks again, sorry to be so annoying! I am a lilttle annoyed myself too!

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    If she is suffering from a guilty conscience she can send the company money without identifying herself and be vague about the circumstances. I've had several people do that and even come in person to pay restitution for something that happened 20 years ago.

    Obviously it would have no bearing on a criminal case but it would appear that nothing happened from law enforcement. She committed a crime. If she is ultimately caught up in an investigation that's the price to pay.

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    If she is suffering from a guilty conscience she can send the company money without identifying herself and be vague about the circumstances. I've had several people do that and even come in person to pay restitution for something that happened 20 years ago.

    Obviously it would have no bearing on a criminal case but it would appear that nothing happened from law enforcement. She committed a crime. If she is ultimately caught up in an investigation that's the price to pay.
    She is not caught up in any investigation. Should I reccomend she do that? It has been about 5 or 6 years now she believes. She goes anywhere from 4-6. Let's say 5 to be safe.

    She has no idea what the name was on the cards, as one person just told her she was taking it and the other she gave away because she felt "intimidated" according to her.

    The legal system I told her, would not want to be involved with something like this 5 years later...one because the statute of limitations is probably up on it...and two...it would cost too much time and money to dig that far back if the statute wasnt up yet...just over some purchases made...probably $300 to $1000 for each card the other people used. The check situation was taken care of through her company and she kept her job back then. The lady who was writing the bad checks did it all over, and now she is making monthly payments to a company (check systems i believe).

    I just don't see anything that would at all make her worry. If it was going to happen, it would have happened. Now it would be a disaster to try and go back and find everything.

    Do you agree with this?

    Thanks again for everyone's help!

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    If she is suffering from a guilty conscience she can send the company money without identifying herself and be vague about the circumstances. I've had several people do that and even come in person to pay restitution for something that happened 20 years ago.

    Obviously it would have no bearing on a criminal case but it would appear that nothing happened from law enforcement. She committed a crime. If she is ultimately caught up in an investigation that's the price to pay.
    I agree, it sounds like this has been weighing heavily on her for 5 years now. I think this goes beyond just paranoia over being prosecuted after so much time has passed--I think deep down she wants to confess to someone in "authority", and be told she is forgiven for her sins.

    I think she should go down to the police station and make a statement. What will likely happen is they will laugh her out the door, or take the confession and do nothing with it. Either way, she'll get it off her chest and she'll find out for certain what the statute of limitations really is. The thing is, if they didn't prosecute the friend who actually stole the card, there really isn't any way they can prosecute her for accepting the card as payment. But these are probably all moot points.

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