I am 73 and my husband is almost 80 and comes in and out of the house in his wheelchair as he is a single amputee. My husband and I have be-friended a young couple who are going through hard times at the moment. He has been doing work on our property and being paid in cash by my husband. His wife has helped me with posting some items on Ebay. I was away all last week and my husband in and out of the house. Today, the bank called saying that one of their cashiers had cashed a check then, became suspious. Our check book stays in clear sight on my desk which the wife had full access of while using my computer. It is my contention that, she took the check from my check book, and wrote it for $160 which he cashed this AM. She even posted it in my check journal but for only $60. Would this action qualify for prosacuting under "crimes against the elderly" in NH?

Yes, and more. Have you reported it to the police?

Yes and several other crimes. It is hard to believe they would risk it all for 100 dollars, but, call the police, inform the bank it is fraud, and fire the couple and do not allow them back on your property

... one of their cashiers had cashed a check then, became suspious. ... She even posted it in my check journal but for only $60. ...

A few questions I would ask were I the judge:


Who cashed the check?

Was it made out to the couple who are working for you?

Was the $60 entry in the register to them? What was it for?

Who wrote the check? If they did, were they asked to do so?

Was it possible that whoever wrote the check wrote in the extra "1" by accident?