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Q: Can your wife in texas charge you with fraud if she left her documents in your truck

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John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
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  • Frisco, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: It depends upon the particular facts and circumstances being alleged.

Think about it this way: If you leave your credit card at a restaurant, you can't charge the restaurant owner for fraud. But, if you leave your credit card at a restaurant and the restaurant owner uses it to make a purchase, you bet you can charge the restaurant owner for fraud.

Leaving your credit card at a restaurant, just like your wife leaving her documents in your truck, does not implicitly give you permission to fraudulently use them.

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