Q: My cousin fraudulently opened a bank account in my name in 5/16 has the statue of limits already exceeded for acivil cas
Or a criminal case I was in jail when she did this to me she got into my bank account n opened another one over the phone n the bank cloned my signature
A: Lot of questions here - Were you under a conviction whilst in jail? (then you may have been civilly dead under the law) That will have some impact on the analysis. When did you discover the identity theft ? Did you file a police report? Put a lock on the three credit bureaus ? Was she prosecuted? convicted? Was restitution ordered? If you wish to hire and pay private counsel to press the civil action, you should make sure you get it filed less than three(3) years after the incident (or since the time you discovered it IF you were "disabled" - Jail MAY count as a disability). All of these questions are best discussed in a private meeting with the attorney you select and not here on a public message space.
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