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My employer/boyfriend at the time had me sign a lease saying i was leasing his home and the furniture in it was mine so that a collection attorney could not take his furniture in a judgement case against him. I never lived at the house and have never paid him rent. He had me send a copy to the attorney & now the attorney is trying to get me to pay him the rent he thinks I owe for the lease but am not and have ever paid. Did I commit fraud by signing this? I live in Ohio, could I go to jail for this?

Submitted: 260 days and 6 hours ago.

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Hello,

It appears that you did commit fraud. It would be the prosecutor's decision whether to prosecute. Typically you would not go to jail.

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Expert:	FLandNYLawyer
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Answered:	3/8/2009

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It appears that you did commit fraud. It would be the prosecutor's decision whether to prosecute. Typically you would not go to jail.

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Hello,It appears that you did commit fraud. It would be the prosecutor's decision whether to prosecute. Typically you would not go to jail.

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Hello,

It appears that you did commit fraud. It would be the prosecutor's decision whether to prosecute. Typically you would not go to jail.