in a transaction when a couple came in to her office to sign bulk business sale of their bar...woman who signed the documents was not the legal spouse of the "husband" and signed documents using the rightful spouse's ID...clearly forgery. It went to court...the notary/EO had to pay court costs and reimburse the rightful spouse's share of the biz since the husband and the fraudulent wife had already spent the proceeds of the sale.
The signature was similar to the rightful owner's on the documents and on the ID provided, but the thumbprint was not a match. The two swindlers were charged with fraud. These are the details as I remember they occurred. Knock on wood, it hasn't happened to me in my career. |
