Theft, I made a stupid mistake! Any attorneys here?
:( Well there is a very long story here and I need advice. I realize what I did was stupid and ridiculous and don't know why I did it. Please do not judge me or insult me. I am a good person really! I swear, I just made a stupid mistake! Well here we go: I worked at a retail store with other women and they had told me how the boss said "what he doesn't know he doesn't care" so they told me we can take what we want and he won't care. So to make a long story short, we took stuff from the store. Well one night corporate came in and separated all of us telling us there were cameras and they have us all on it. Of course I freaked out and apologized. Well the guy said the do not want to go public and that they just want the stuff back and the things that cannot be resold that they want us to pay for which I said fine. He said if I choose to not cooperate then he will take it to the police. Well of course I cooperated! THen he made me right an apology letter stating what was taken, who was involved, estimated amount, and that I was not under pressure to write it. So the next morning I took back EVERYTHING. He said they would NOT press charges.
Then they calculated it a little under 5000. Then I signed a paper saying that I have returned everything and anything that cannot be returned or resold I will pay for and that I will follow the payment plan and if a payment is missed then I will be taken to civil court. Then the guy gave me his card said if I had any questions to call him and that he will be in touch. Well a few days later I went to pick up my last pay check and apologized to my boss then my boss tells us corporate has a district attorney. Well we called the corporate guy and he said nothing. I figured I am going to need an attorney so I called the corporate guy to get a copy of all my papers I signed and filled out well he didn't answer so I left a voice mail. Then the next day my former boss called me to tell me that the corporate guy called him to tell him to tell us to stop calling (confusing I know sorry). I figured that was childish and that he gave me his card and said if I had any questions to call… well that was about three-four weeks ago and I have not heard anything at all! What should I do? Should I inform an attorney right now? Or wait until I get a court date? Also if convicted what kind of sentence am I looking at here? I've studied a little and it looks like 1-5 years in prison, but I am still confused! What is the worst and the best that can happen to me? I am 19 years old and have a very clean record not even a single traffic ticket! Is there anyway I can just get probation and community service? I also live in New Mexico. Oh and I know I made a mistake by signing papers but the guy said if I didn't he would take it to the police and it was really late at night and they were using the scare tatics and they wouldn't let us call anyone. Now I wish I would have had him write it down stating he would not press charges then sign it... I know I'm stupid! But please help me! I don't want to go to jail!! I mean if Winona Ryder can get probabtion and community service, I can too right? I can't eat, sleep, I cry all the time, I am so depressed, frightened and don't know what to do. My mom and fiancé keep telling me I'm not going to prison, but the more I research things online the more I get scared! I've also looked it up, doesn't the corporate guy and I have a unilateral contract?? Can I use that in my defense? Please help me! I would greatly appreciate it. Oh and the guy NEVER sent me those papers, I called twice and nothing!!