David
Lawton,#2Author of original report
Fri, March 05, 2004
The military legal system was the FIRST place I went to and they were the only ones able to get me the extended response period I needed. The bank didn't do this willingly until the legal assisstance officer brought up the Soldier and Sailors relief act. Even though this did not fall under the intent of the act, WFB did allow an additional 30 days. However they did not hesitate in turning this over to a collection agency anyway. I too agree with your comment about the status of my son at the time of the incident, however, the account in question was established long before the incident. I couldn't depend on his mother doing what she was supposed to be doing with the money so in order to ensure he got it first I established the account. He was a joint account holder and used it accordingly. After I no longer had to pay CS, the account remained open. (I KNOW, DUH, should have closed it) But I still sent him money from time to time. So I kept it open. My son never saw the film of the individual. We was not cooperating much on the deal. (Yes, I know another burning bush) And you initial response in saying that he was the culprit may be the knee jerk reaction, I know mine was at the time. The first and only time I was able to confront him on this was when I was first notified while still in Korea and a couple of other times off and on over the past year. He is somewhat a mobile person, and hard to get a hold of. (I know another flag, avoidance issue) It has been pretty much a mute point since then. This is why I had taken it upon myself to do the research I have done to this point. The proof that I have leads toward someone (not him) that I am positive he knows, but he will not say otherwise. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, I can not even press charges against him, because I am the primary account holder and he was an authorized joint account holder, with an ATM card authorized for him by me. I have had a couple of detectives there in PHX work with me on this and crossed referenced some past open/unsolved cases. They came up with some names, that matched most of the names on the checks that wee presented. And yes a couple even crossed referenced with my son's name (Yes, yet another flag). But as was said earlier, my son was in detention throughout the entire period that the withdrawls occured. I was able to provide proof of that from two seperate sources in PHX. If I was able to provide that proof to WFB, (which I did) then WFB bank could refund me the entire ammount they charged me. Getting them back on board with this has been the frustrating part. Which has led me to start this process, as recommended by my legal counsel. Thanks for your concern and insight on this issue, and I'll be sure to update as I get deeper into this. Maybe the system will work after all.
David
Lawton,#3Author of original report
Fri, March 05, 2004
The military legal system was the FIRST place I went to and they were the only ones able to get me the extended response period I needed. The bank didn't do this willingly until the legal assisstance officer brought up the Soldier and Sailors relief act. Even though this did not fall under the intent of the act, WFB did allow an additional 30 days. However they did not hesitate in turning this over to a collection agency anyway. I too agree with your comment about the status of my son at the time of the incident, however, the account in question was established long before the incident. I couldn't depend on his mother doing what she was supposed to be doing with the money so in order to ensure he got it first I established the account. He was a joint account holder and used it accordingly. After I no longer had to pay CS, the account remained open. (I KNOW, DUH, should have closed it) But I still sent him money from time to time. So I kept it open. My son never saw the film of the individual. We was not cooperating much on the deal. (Yes, I know another burning bush) And you initial response in saying that he was the culprit may be the knee jerk reaction, I know mine was at the time. The first and only time I was able to confront him on this was when I was first notified while still in Korea and a couple of other times off and on over the past year. He is somewhat a mobile person, and hard to get a hold of. (I know another flag, avoidance issue) It has been pretty much a mute point since then. This is why I had taken it upon myself to do the research I have done to this point. The proof that I have leads toward someone (not him) that I am positive he knows, but he will not say otherwise. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, I can not even press charges against him, because I am the primary account holder and he was an authorized joint account holder, with an ATM card authorized for him by me. I have had a couple of detectives there in PHX work with me on this and crossed referenced some past open/unsolved cases. They came up with some names, that matched most of the names on the checks that wee presented. And yes a couple even crossed referenced with my son's name (Yes, yet another flag). But as was said earlier, my son was in detention throughout the entire period that the withdrawls occured. I was able to provide proof of that from two seperate sources in PHX. If I was able to provide that proof to WFB, (which I did) then WFB bank could refund me the entire ammount they charged me. Getting them back on board with this has been the frustrating part. Which has led me to start this process, as recommended by my legal counsel. Thanks for your concern and insight on this issue, and I'll be sure to update as I get deeper into this. Maybe the system will work after all.
David
Lawton,#4Author of original report
Fri, March 05, 2004
The military legal system was the FIRST place I went to and they were the only ones able to get me the extended response period I needed. The bank didn't do this willingly until the legal assisstance officer brought up the Soldier and Sailors relief act. Even though this did not fall under the intent of the act, WFB did allow an additional 30 days. However they did not hesitate in turning this over to a collection agency anyway. I too agree with your comment about the status of my son at the time of the incident, however, the account in question was established long before the incident. I couldn't depend on his mother doing what she was supposed to be doing with the money so in order to ensure he got it first I established the account. He was a joint account holder and used it accordingly. After I no longer had to pay CS, the account remained open. (I KNOW, DUH, should have closed it) But I still sent him money from time to time. So I kept it open. My son never saw the film of the individual. We was not cooperating much on the deal. (Yes, I know another burning bush) And you initial response in saying that he was the culprit may be the knee jerk reaction, I know mine was at the time. The first and only time I was able to confront him on this was when I was first notified while still in Korea and a couple of other times off and on over the past year. He is somewhat a mobile person, and hard to get a hold of. (I know another flag, avoidance issue) It has been pretty much a mute point since then. This is why I had taken it upon myself to do the research I have done to this point. The proof that I have leads toward someone (not him) that I am positive he knows, but he will not say otherwise. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, I can not even press charges against him, because I am the primary account holder and he was an authorized joint account holder, with an ATM card authorized for him by me. I have had a couple of detectives there in PHX work with me on this and crossed referenced some past open/unsolved cases. They came up with some names, that matched most of the names on the checks that wee presented. And yes a couple even crossed referenced with my son's name (Yes, yet another flag). But as was said earlier, my son was in detention throughout the entire period that the withdrawls occured. I was able to provide proof of that from two seperate sources in PHX. If I was able to provide that proof to WFB, (which I did) then WFB bank could refund me the entire ammount they charged me. Getting them back on board with this has been the frustrating part. Which has led me to start this process, as recommended by my legal counsel. Thanks for your concern and insight on this issue, and I'll be sure to update as I get deeper into this. Maybe the system will work after all.
David
Lawton,#5Author of original report
Fri, March 05, 2004
The military legal system was the FIRST place I went to and they were the only ones able to get me the extended response period I needed. The bank didn't do this willingly until the legal assisstance officer brought up the Soldier and Sailors relief act. Even though this did not fall under the intent of the act, WFB did allow an additional 30 days. However they did not hesitate in turning this over to a collection agency anyway. I too agree with your comment about the status of my son at the time of the incident, however, the account in question was established long before the incident. I couldn't depend on his mother doing what she was supposed to be doing with the money so in order to ensure he got it first I established the account. He was a joint account holder and used it accordingly. After I no longer had to pay CS, the account remained open. (I KNOW, DUH, should have closed it) But I still sent him money from time to time. So I kept it open. My son never saw the film of the individual. We was not cooperating much on the deal. (Yes, I know another burning bush) And you initial response in saying that he was the culprit may be the knee jerk reaction, I know mine was at the time. The first and only time I was able to confront him on this was when I was first notified while still in Korea and a couple of other times off and on over the past year. He is somewhat a mobile person, and hard to get a hold of. (I know another flag, avoidance issue) It has been pretty much a mute point since then. This is why I had taken it upon myself to do the research I have done to this point. The proof that I have leads toward someone (not him) that I am positive he knows, but he will not say otherwise. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the incident, I can not even press charges against him, because I am the primary account holder and he was an authorized joint account holder, with an ATM card authorized for him by me. I have had a couple of detectives there in PHX work with me on this and crossed referenced some past open/unsolved cases. They came up with some names, that matched most of the names on the checks that wee presented. And yes a couple even crossed referenced with my son's name (Yes, yet another flag). But as was said earlier, my son was in detention throughout the entire period that the withdrawls occured. I was able to provide proof of that from two seperate sources in PHX. If I was able to provide that proof to WFB, (which I did) then WFB bank could refund me the entire ammount they charged me. Getting them back on board with this has been the frustrating part. Which has led me to start this process, as recommended by my legal counsel. Thanks for your concern and insight on this issue, and I'll be sure to update as I get deeper into this. Maybe the system will work after all.
James
Mesa,#6Consumer Comment
Fri, March 05, 2004
First off, I am in the military as well and know how hard and frustrating it is to attempt to deal with stateside institutions when there is a mail delay. Did you attempt to talk to your legal office to see if the bank is required to alot you more time due to your deployed status at the time of the fraud? Now...if I was the bank or someone investigating this issue I would notice one thing right away. Your son, for whatever reason, has a record and is in juvenile detention. Umm hello!! Red flag here. An account setup for your son who is in detention and there is a problem with fraudulent checks being written while you are stationed halfway across the globe??? Not sure how you can miss the burning bush here? What does your son say about it by the way? Does he recognize the person in the film the bank had of the atm when the fraud occured? Personally I dont think any of your arguments will hold any water unless you find definitive proof that someone other than you or your son committed this crime and that your son was completely innocent of any wrongdoing? With his background I find it hard to believe that any investigator will believe you or him without proof. The bank is in the right here though. Good luck though.