South Boston fire victim charged with forgery
By David Abel, Globe Staff
The mother of two girls who died in a South Boston fire last spring pleaded not guilty today to charges that she forged a $1,000 check from her neighbor.
 Anna Reisopoulos/Globe file photo |
Anna Reisopoulos, 34, allegedly sought to obtain money from her neighbor’s Bank of America account on West Broadway with a forged check dated May 28.
“The victim stated she was trying to help [Reisopoulos] after the incident with her family,” according to a police report.
The incident occurred Aug. 29. The police report identifies the victim as Johnna Quish, who lives in the same apartment building as Reisopoulos.
Reisopoulos stood before a judge this morning in South Boston District Court wearing jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and white Nike sneakers. She declined to comment.
Afterward her lawyer, Bob Menton, said he expects the charges will eventually be dismissed. He expects that another charge involving driving with a suspended license on July 28 would be dismissed as well.
The judge hearing the case today joined the two cases and scheduled a pretrial hearing for Nov. 6.
Reisopoulos’ daughters, Acia Johnson, 14, and Sophia Johnson, 2, died in the early morning fire on April 6.
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