She forged my signature. It looks nothing like my signature...lol. Then she wrote on the back "in the care of." I haven't seen a copy of the front of the check, but I assume that, in her handwriting, which looks NOTHING like my father's, she added her name. And somebody cashed it. I totally think she knows somebody. On her FB somebody said she was his favorite teller. Well, maybe she was. She isn't now. She does work for an assisted living facility where I've been because my drama group has performed there. Nice place. Probably people with money she can steal.
I am more upset about my father than anything. When I got home from work today, I saw he had called me. He knows as much as I know about the investigation, but he is not savvy about the world in 2014. His first statement was "Did they arrest her yet? IS she in jail? They saw the check. She should be in jail."
Man, he wants blood.
Badly.
His bank is also investigating her and I'm not sure if he is also considered a victim. If so, she will get NO mercy from him. He gets revenge. I have that sort of family. He doesn't understand why I feel burdened having to decide the fate of somebody else, even though she wronged me. He thinks I should rejoice in locking her up the max and making her pay the max. Because of some of your wise posts, I now see that she probably should not be able to work around vulnerable people...so I may press charges as much as I can. But I will not do it with joy or the thrill of revenge. It will be done with reluctance, and because I fear for others she is coming in contact with.
Sometimes the anger and coldness of my family gives me more chills than the cold Wisconsin winter. Yet my dad has a right to be angry too. And I am upset that this is making him so upset. He is too old for this. Honestly, it is making me see my difficult child in a new light. He had his stealing days and never got caught. He was way smarter than this woman. But who did he hurt? How many? How old? How sick? I have no idea. At least he claims he hasn't stolen t for years and years and I want to believe it.
It feels like a violation that somebody did this to us. I can't conceive of trying to cash somebody else's check. I even return wallets to the people who lose them when I find them on the street. Heck, been doing that since I've been a teen. How can people live with themselves and do this to others?
I'm waiting for the cop to call back. He has to call my father and explain the process because my dad is getting over-the-top upset and doesn't understand why she isn't in jail NOW and he won't accept my explanation...so I'll ask him if he'll call my father. My father will yell at me, but he will be nice to the cop. That's how my family is....lol.
I do love my father. At least he didn't cast me off like an old shoe
I'm grateful for small favors.