On December 31, 2011 my Exwife sent me a credit card with a $15,000 balance that she had opened unknown to me. As of Dec 31,2011 we had not lived together since Feb 2005 [7.5 years]. She informed me that she needed me to pay the bill as though she had paid a $350 minimum payment for 7.5 years she could no longer afford to pay the bill She did this during the pendency of my divorce filing, " when she and I were both told to NOT transfer any accounts or money". She ignored the judge and did it anyway. Then she changed with Chase bank the mailing address from hers to mine. Chase started harassing me at work and continually with written letters. This was a bill I never knew existed in my name. She even in July 2011, wrote a $2000 check off this credit card to file for separation from me to her lawyer. The check was in my name only as was the account as she had forged my name and opened it that way.
I continually contacted the Chase Bank Fraud department, I filed with the NYS Attorney General for fraud, I filed locally with the NYS Police that this was fraud, I filed with the US Postal System for Mail Fraud. I did everything the NYS AG told me I was suppose to do. Because there was already a divorce underway the NYS Police and the NYS AG told me that the issue should be resolved by the Supreme Court Judge when we went for the divorce.
In divorce court I received a decision and order when they awarded the divorce to me that the account or card shold be changed into her name and that she should do that immediately. She of course has not complied. I provided a copy of the decision and order of the NYS Supreme Court to Chase Fraud department and they will STILL NOT change the account into her name and make her responsible for the bill. As the Supreme Court said" the bill was made entirely by her, and for her benefit" so it would be UNFAIR to make me responsible in anyway fro the bill. She even testified in divorce court herself that quote on quote " I never had a card on that account"???????.
Chase Bank still refuses to change the account into her name and to attempt to collect the bill from her. In 2012 they , sent me a 1099 for the account as discharged debt and I lost $3000 in tax return due to my Ex's fraudulent behaviour.
I am going to try and make the local courts enforce that she do as the court ordered and change the account into her name. It is on my credit file and causing me credit problems. And it should be on hers.
I have the name of a NYS Forensic Expert it will cost me $900 more that get varified proof of the forgery , and I already know it's a forgery. I can send her to jail for up to 7 years for this act.
HOWEVER, my complaint here is about Chase Bank. The court order and decison of the NYS Supreme Court should have been enough for thier purposes to change the account into her name and SS number ONLY. As it was the order of a NYS Supreme Court Judge. And now it is incorporated into my divorce paperwork I have beat myself up with Chase Bank trying to get them to comply to the court order and still they will not.
Tyg
Pahrump,#2General Comment
Thu, July 11, 2013
Unless your "court order" is a direct order for Chase to change the account immediatly to your ex's name, then it has no bearing to them and they will not move on it. This probably will not be resolved until CRIMINAL charges have been sucessfully levied against your ex. Then if there is a CRIMINAL complaint with evidence presented to a Judge showing her guilty they will have no choice but to transfer it into her name then go after her in civil court. The great part about this is that if she does go to jail on this the consiquences for her future blow chunks. If convicted, she faces working EVERYDAY for roughly 11 cents an hour. That money goes to pay back her fines and restitution. She will NEVER get hired ANYWHERE!!!! The PCI takes a very black and white view of credit card fraud.
So press charges!!!!!!! Get her locked up. Chase cant ignore the fact that she will have been LEGALLY prosicuted for CC theft.