First off, thank you for reading my post.
I'm having an issue with an old employer. Somewhere within the 3 years that I worked for them, I had misplaced a payroll check, maybe two or three times (they didn't have direct deposit). I went to the office and they gave me a new check and canceled the original. At the time I was depositing my checks into my (now) ex-girlfriends bank account. After we broke up, and I was no longer working for my employer, I came across an un-cashed check. I didn't have any records of which checks I had cashed and I wasn't really in good standing with my ex or my previous employer so I took the next step and went into the bank and asked them if the check was good or void. I pointed out that it was about 6 mos old and that I had in the past gotten reissued a misplaced check. The teller looked up the check number and took all of the steps in cashing a check, and came to the conclusion that the check was good. As far as I know that check could have been easily overlooked by myself seeing as how I just used to sign over my checks to my ex. I have recently been contacted my a detective and he has told me that I either need to pay back my previous employer, or he is going to file a case against me, give it to the DA and put out a warrant. I still am not sure if the check that they are talking about was the one that I cashed. I cashed that check 7 mos ago and they are just now contacting me.
Am I at fault for the banks mistake even though I took the necessary check cashing steps? Is the bank at fault? Can the sheriff arrest me without proof that I cashed both checks?
Once again, thank you for your time and I hope someone can give me some great legal advise
I'm having an issue with an old employer. Somewhere within the 3 years that I worked for them, I had misplaced a payroll check, maybe two or three times (they didn't have direct deposit). I went to the office and they gave me a new check and canceled the original. At the time I was depositing my checks into my (now) ex-girlfriends bank account. After we broke up, and I was no longer working for my employer, I came across an un-cashed check. I didn't have any records of which checks I had cashed and I wasn't really in good standing with my ex or my previous employer so I took the next step and went into the bank and asked them if the check was good or void. I pointed out that it was about 6 mos old and that I had in the past gotten reissued a misplaced check. The teller looked up the check number and took all of the steps in cashing a check, and came to the conclusion that the check was good. As far as I know that check could have been easily overlooked by myself seeing as how I just used to sign over my checks to my ex. I have recently been contacted my a detective and he has told me that I either need to pay back my previous employer, or he is going to file a case against me, give it to the DA and put out a warrant. I still am not sure if the check that they are talking about was the one that I cashed. I cashed that check 7 mos ago and they are just now contacting me.
Am I at fault for the banks mistake even though I took the necessary check cashing steps? Is the bank at fault? Can the sheriff arrest me without proof that I cashed both checks?
Once again, thank you for your time and I hope someone can give me some great legal advise
