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Charge 1 Forgery
Charge 2 Possession of Stolen Property
Disposition
Found not guilty
Amended Charges
Charge 2 possession of Stolen Property
Amended Charge Type
MISDEMEANOR
Amended Charge Disposition
Pled guilty
Broker Comment
This was a result of a dispute over a security deposit with a former roommate when I was 19. After I moved out, but was still listed on the lease, my former roommate caused damage to the apartment and failed to pay utilities. The landlord kept a large portion of our security deposit, but issued the remaining deposit in my name only via check which I cashed. The roommate filed charges against me for the uncollected money. Since there was no forgery (her name was not on the check) that charge was dropped but the judge ordered that the remaining security deposit was half hers.
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