Hello everyone,

I am an idiot, I'm 23 years old, i hail from BC Canada. I've had a clean record, until now, and i can't sleep.

This issue is keeping me up at night, and i need help to reassure myself. Here it goes:
I used to work at a big grocery store, and i was the person who would issue out refunds to unsatisfied customers. Just a few days ago i was charged for two counts of theft under 5000, on two separate occasions with 2 separate video tape. From what i have read and to my understanding on a pamphlet i read on the legal service society website is that, people in my position are treated very harshly.

Here's what happened: i was escorted into a conference room by the head LP officer of the store, and then i was told to make a statement/resignation letter stating what i have done. Then the officers came and i written another statement for the police officers. I admitted i stole up to $2100 in my statement and i was co-operative with their questions. Maybe too much. And when they asked why, i stated that i was in financial troubles with keeping rent and food.

So i was charged for 2 counts of theft under 5000, is there anyway possible for the company to make me pay 10000? What else do i have to look out for? I'm also selling things online to liquidate my assets to pay restitution. Are they allowed to track my private sales and use it against me? I'm losing sleep over this, someone please help me.

In the mean time, i am looking for a job to repay restitution, and i'll be reading all the theft under 5000 on this forum. So please someone ease my mind and tell me whats going to happen. Thanks.

Fr_Chuck

They can make you pay full restitution of what you stole and a civil penalty. Plus you can also have some very large fines.
But you would be able to make payments to them for all of this.

Can they track your sales, of course they can, they can if they want to, check your bank accounts, check your online activities. Now I doubt they will, they don't care about all the other things.

Now for others, you did several really bad mistakes, you admitted doing it, you signed a confessioin. You never, NEVER, N E V E R....... confess and tell the police what you did without talking to an attorney first.
Often their PROOF is not enough to actually charge you and esp not enough to convict you in court.

StupidMistake

So how did this case turn out?