Hypothetical Situation

[Gribble]

Hypothetically let's suppose a guy, we'll call him Ted, owes you $1500. Let's say Ted isn't very bright. Like most folks who aren't very bright, Ted thinks he's ****ing brilliant. And let's suppose he calls you up one night to brag about what a sweet deal he's got. Some lawyer hired him as a personal assistant and is willing to pay him huge sums of money to run errands, the first of which involves cashing a check, keeping a portion, and sending the rest off to a charity.

So he tells you all this and before you can point out what a huge crock of shit it is, he informs you that he'll be able to pay you back in full tomorrow. So you shut up. But not before insisting that he pay in cash. Next day he shows up, stupid grin spread across his face, and hands you an envelope filled with crisp hundred dollar bills.

Couple weeks later the check bounces, the bank comes looking for their money.

Ted, obviously, is screwed. Will this become a bigger issue than Ted's account going into arrears and Ted's credit score plummeting, or will there be an investigation? And if it's found that Ted paid you $1500 do you suppose playing it dumb will absolve you from any legal issues?

Like I said, this is all hypothetical. I'm researching for a fictitious story.

[Petit Papillon]

Hypothetically I wouldn't put the money on account , if someone would come and ask I would play dumb , would say "yeah he still owes me money but I didn't get anything" and I would slowly spend the money - i.e. instead of withdrawing money every few days at ATM , I would use those . Well put them in a sock and lay under my carpet 1000 bucks is not much to hide, I wouldn't do a big deal of it

[returnofthezro]

not a lawyer, but i think it would be based on evidence, ted owed me money, surely normal that he would pay me back, its not a large amount of money - so cash is not completely unusual, i am not a mind reader - i knew nothing, i was just happy to get my money back, as long as there is no evidence to the contrary, i dont see how they can say/prove i had anything to do with it

[doppelgaenger]

I'm sure if he embezzled a lot of money, like 50+ grand, there would be an investigation. Who knows though, he may or may not rat you out.

[hurt_confuzd]

As long as the sum of money is under $10,000 and you can prove that he owed you this money, there wouldn't be a legal problem.

[Chlorine]

And if it's found that Ted paid you $1500 do you suppose playing it dumb will absolve you from any legal issues?

Gribble------If it's found that Ted paid you the $1,500/- then you'de probably be asked to pay it back. If you refused, then I guess the bank has the right to sue you.

[$1,500/- is too small for all that trouble though].

[Mish]

If he paid you in cash then there is no record and no paper trail of the money ever being paid to you then you should be in the clear

[Illusional]

investigation or not, the money was "given" to you. even if it is stolen, confiscated, or honorable cash, it was a gift and you aren't liable for anything.


raverboy

[IndiReloaded]

From your perspective he merely paid off a debt he owed you. How he acquired the money is no consequence to you. Though if it can be proven that the money was stolen you could be asked to return it. It would be like you receiving a gift of stolen goods and someone could prove their ownership of the stolen item. You would have to give it back.

[hurt_confuzd]

Indi clearly knows what she's talking about.

[bluesummer]

I don't know how they're going to prove he gave you $1500 cash, and that the cash he gave you was the 'stolen' money. Besides, banks won't send anyone to the police over that amount of money, just to collections. If they do it multiple times, it becomes a matter for the police. Rarely gets that far.

[SirWagginston]

Hypothetically, your friend is an idiot. This is a standard scam identical in concept to one someone attempted on me in person. The money isn't stolen from anyone except Ted, who has to pay the bank a refund once they realize why the check bounced.

[lahnnabell]

You'd have to be a freaking moron to accept money from someone that got involved in a situation like that. Cashing the check, keeping a portion, and the rest goes to charity? That sounded like a huge crock before I even read the rest of your post.

[SirWagginston]

Well, if the hypothetical poster is only worried about his own safety, he will likely be fine. The net result of your transaction will simply be that Ted now owes the bank $1,500 plus fees, instead of only owing $1,500 to you.

[Illusional]

where the f*ck is gerbil??? i want HIS answer.

raverboy