Friday, November 14, 2008

I got a phone call from a lady inquiring about her husband’s money. The husband was one of our “guests.” He was released and deported. His check was signed out from the jail by a deputy.

I asked a few questions and learned that the wife was told by the jail that the check was cashed.

“Then your husband must have cashed the check,” I told her.

“Oh no, his check was supposed to be sent to me,” she told me, her tone indignant. Apparently, the husband wrote to the wife to tell her that he hadn’t gotten his money from the jail, which is why she was calling. His money was supposed to be mailed to the wife.

In my head, I thought, “Your husband was just released from jail and deported. What makes you think he would not lie to you about cashing that check?”

What I said, “I’ll call the jail and look into it.”

Just talked to the jail - that dude totally lied to his wife about cashing the check. According the person I talked to at the jail, this happens all the time - she gets calls from wives, mothers, and baby mamas all the time looking for their money. Also, the deputy who signed for the check definitely gave it to the guy. I’m not looking forward to telling the lady that her husband lied to her.

*sigh*