I never thought of the IRS, but the FBI...really??!! What do we say? I mean, surely the FBI doesn't care that he didn't pay a freelancer. Is the charge fraud?
Jennifer Della'Zanna
Jennifer Della'Zanna
JenniferDZ said:Fraser Ronald, have you had any contact with Joshua?
BookCoverDesigner said:"Arrived" and "cleared" are not the same thing. I'm a cynical soul..LOL
Cathi
DaveKuzminski said:A new response to P&E from Mr. Dinnerman:
BookCoverDesigner said:Make sure you keep a copy of that cheque and the date on it AND the envelope it came in...you may need it.
Cathi
BookCoverDesigner said:Imagine this: A maid is groped by her employer at a hotel, and there are witnesses. ON payday she is told she will not get her salary unless she agrees to never talk about the groping...seem fair?
Cathi
It's still not germane. JenniferDZ's case is a business to business sale, and possible breach of contract. One between peers.BookCoverDesigner said:My meaning is that both people have worked to earn money based on certain agreements or contracts, then both women are wronged and suddenly the employment agreement has been amended to incorporate silence. The money was already earned, the fact the employer didn't hand it over yet doesn't matter, it is no longer the employer's money (if he keeps it, he's stealing)...he can't just keep adding new conditions on.
Cathi
JenniferDZ said:Wow, you guys are rough, even to people you like! Remind me not to get on your bad sides!
Celeste said:Ah, yes! Thanks. I haven't cashed it yet. Was going to go to the store to see if they'd cash it for me today (they usually do), cuz the bank won't be open 'til Tuesday. I didn't even think to do that. I'll do that right now. Thank you!
Unfortunately, no, all that will happen is that you'll pay a bounced cheque fee. Unless, of course, you are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).MartyKay said:Hmm.. Is writing a cheque when you know it can't be cashed a criminal offence in the states, as it is here in Oz? Soooo... if the cheque bounces...
UCMJ said:[size=-1]923a. ART. 123a. MAKING, DRAWING, OR UTTERING CHECK, DRAFT, OR ORDER WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUNDS[/size]
[size=-1]Any person subject to this chapter who--[/size]
- [size=-1](1) For the procurement of any article or thing of value, with intent to defraud; or [/size]
[size=-1](2) for the payment of any past due obligation, or for any other purpose, with intent to deceive; makes, draws, utters, or delivers any check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, knowing at the time that the maker or drawer has not or will not have sufficient funds in, or credit with, the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order in full presentment, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. The making, drawing, uttering, or delivering by a maker or drawer of a check, draft, or order, payment of which is refused by the drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in the drawee's possession or control, is prima facie evidence of his intent to defraud or deceive and of his knowledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, that bank or other depository, unless the maker or drawer pays the holder the amount due within five days after receiving notice , orally or in writing, that the check, draft, or order was not paid on presentment. in this section the word "credit" means an arrangement or understanding , express or implied, with the bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order.