Posted on 04/04/2007 4:32:25 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
23-year-old University of New Mexico student, arrested in August for allegedly trying to cash a $36,000 fraudulent check, is suing a city bank, one of its employees, the city and four Albuquerque Police Department officers.
Zachary Painter claimed at the time of his arrest that he was the victim of an Internet scam involving out-of-state car sales. Yet he was arrested, thrown in jail where he was intimidated and harassed by other inmates, and hit with felony fraud charges, the lawsuit says.
The District Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Painter in January.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
The worst thing about this is that he is a pre-law student and needs to have this arrest expunged from his record. It's my understanding an arrest can keep him from becoming an attorney
Only in New Mexico can the state treasurer and former head of the state senate get hundreds of thousands of dollars in kick-backs, and an innocent victim of fraud get thrown in jail, judged by the cops and a banker without a trial!
NM ping
Too late for Zach, but this is an excellent site for info about this type of scam. The lady sells horses for a living and gets this scam frequently. Just updated today.
Http://www.bustedupcowgirl.com
Not true.
An *arrest* can prevent one from getting a license to practice law? One would think that a *conviction* would do that...and that pending charges might do it at least until the case has been resolved but not an arrest that results in no prosecution.
I think the kid knew or rather suspected it was a scam ..all he was asking the bank to do was verify if the check was legit ...I had to do this recently as I did not trust the issuer of the check even though it was a certified check ...mine turned out to be good. The bank should be slamed and slamed hard
Well, that’s good to know.
He may have to list it on the application, and explain it away, but an arrest with no conviction isn’t going to prevent admission to the bar.
Where it might cause problems is if he doesn’t list it if it is asked for on the application. Trying to hide stuff is usually held against you in most states.
Now the tricky part is if he gets the arrest expunged. Does he list it or not? If he lists it and they can’t verify it, it might cause delays (I know a guy that happened to), but can he honestly say ‘no’ if asked if he was ever arrested?
I cant imagine the Bernalillo County Lockup is a pleasant place. I’d be suing too..
Yup. The bank is at fault here IMHO. Though many of these scam checks look real good, it should be easy for a bank to check, especially in that amount.
Unfortunatly,,in our Third World country..and cashiers check cannot be relied upon. You must insist on cash or a bank transfer to your account. Then the issuer is commiting the fraud and not you..the presenter.
Sorry, but it is the sad fact of commercial life in the US.
If you are dealing with someone that you don’t have an ongoing commericial relationship..then cash in advance is the rule.
The bank is in big trouble....
I assume your screen name refers to your Harley.I recently bought an 04 Low Rider ( a wonderful bike)
“screen name refers “
Nah. Sorry. Semi-obscure science fiction reference.
bad guess on my part
In Texas, if it’s expunged or sealed, it does not have to be listed.
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