If I have been using my boyfriend’s credit cards for the past 3 years, can he now press charges if the bills have gotten too high?

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If I have been using my boyfriend’s credit cards for the past 3 years, can he now press charges if the bills have gotten too high?

The past 2 months the bills have been 3-4x as much.

Asked on July 24, 2014 under Criminal Law, Maryland

Answers:

MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 9 years ago | Contributor

If he allowed you to use his credit cards and he had no separate agreement with you to cap the expenses, then he cannot press charegs because you did not commit fraud or theft. The easiest solution here is to prohibit you from using it anymore. 


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