My Mom Forged My Signature to Refinance Six Properties — Then the Banks Called Her

Описание: The announcement came at Sunday brunch. Mom stood at the head of the table, champagne glass raised, wearing the smile she reserved for moments she believed showcased her maternal brilliance. My sister Emily sat beside her, practically glowing. Dad was already calculating his golf trip funding.
"Your properties were just sitting there," Mom continued, as if explaining why she'd borrowed my car. "All that equity doing nothing. Emily deserves her dream wedding." She detailed it like a PowerPoint presentation: $85,000 for the venue, $52,000 for catering, $41,000 for the dress and photographer, $62,000 for the honeymoon suite in Bali booked for two weeks.
Emily hugged her. "You're the most generous mother anyone could ask for."
I set down my coffee. The cup made a soft clink against the saucer—that small sound somehow louder than it should have been. "Which six properties?"
Mom waved dismissively. "The little rentals. The ones you're always complaining about. I made them useful." She pulled out a folder, proud. Six refinancing statements. Six different banks. Each showed my signature—or what was supposed to be my signature—approving cash-out refinances totaling $240,000.
My brother Marcus laughed. "Finally, someone put your real estate hobby to good use."
I looked at the signatures. They were close. Too close for someone who hadn't studied my handwriting. But I'd been signing property documents for eleven years. I knew the way my capital 'R' curved, the specific pressure point where my pen always caught on the second loop. These were forgeries. Competent ones. But forgeries.

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