Hello! I have hard time!My daughter 21,we live in California, she work in retail store .She stole 2 shirts,they caught her when manager was cheking her bag before living job,but he didn't call police, let her go and nobody except manage was there to see it and they don't have cameras.After some days she reseived letter from LP Manager (this is a big company but that shop small and they don't have own LP)to call him "as it is our desire to address this situation internally",so she called he asked her some questions about did she do that before,why she did that,does she sorry,and then he said if she doesn't want to get in more trouble,she has to send I-mail of fax to him where she describe all situation and tell that she sorry.So that's my question,doesn't it look like trick(he said it will go in her file),and if they can use it against her,and what might happen if she won't wright this letter,and how can that affect on her record if they won't contact police?

Please help me find answers and make the best choice!

Was she fired? I would not admit my guilt in writing before I had a promise, also in writing, that doing so would avoid criminal prosecution.

I just realized e-mail,it doesn't include any signatyre,so can it be official document?.

Yes email is legal communication and can be used in court.


Do not confess anything, and make any statements unless you have a formal agreement with them in writing not to press criminal charges.

But hoe they can make sure that she wrote e-mail?

They can check ip addresses and email addresses to see who wrote them and where they were written. They are legal in court. At the end of the day she was caught stealing. If they wanted her prosecuted surely they would have called the police at the time of the incident? Or recorded the telephone conversation about what she did? If she did it, she should apologise and accept the consequences if there are any.

But what might happen if she won't wright anything,what they can do else?

If she doesn't comply, they could turn the case over to the authorities for prosecution.

I guess they would be able to fire her for gross misconduct. She was caught shoplifting after all! I think what they are doing is giving her the opportunity to admit she was wrong and keep her job, probably being mean so she won't do it again! If she refuses, I think they would have grounds to sack her.