Arthur Nelson Protected His Wyoming Mountain Cabin with a Trust
“This is a Colorado document, registered in Denver County,” the deputy said.
“But I live here now,” I said. “He is staying at my cabin twelve miles out of town. He has copies of my keys.”
“Did the forgery occur in Wyoming?” he asked.
“No,” I said. “It was done in Denver. But the threat to my property is happening right here.”
The deputy laid the paper back down, his expression unchanging. “We can take an information report, Arthur. But because the document was executed and notarized in Colorado, the actual crime of forgery falls under Colorado jurisdiction.”
“So you cannot arrest him?” I asked.
“Not based on this,” he said. “We would have to send the report to the Denver Police Department. Their financial crimes unit would have to investigate the notary and the filing before we could act on an out-of-state warrant.”
“How long does that take?” I asked.
“A multi-jurisdictional fraud investigation usually takes thirty to sixty days just to assign a detective,” he said.
