[reta]

I got caught stealing 9 coupons ( a coupon is when you return something you go buy something with it than you take it to the counter and the customer scans it and gives you money back) I took 1 for every day for $150 and it went on for 9 day and the amount was $1550. The police came and I told them I did do it bacuse my boss didn't give me enough hour and pay and that a friend need money and I got charge for 9 criminal affences because it was 1 for every day. Now I have court and just won't to no do you no what might happen it my first affence in my whole life I don't have any criminal records??
Please help me :(

[jess3]

Hi my name is jess,
I got caught stealing 9 coupons from work on ctv, (a coupon is when u return something u get a coupon and u buy something and u get money back for it). I did it every day and every day I took a coupon amount of $150 for 9 days and the amount was $1550.
The police can and did the investigation and I told them I did do it because my boss didn’t give me enough hours or pay and a friend need money so I landed her some because she got kicked from the house because she was pregnant and she had no where to go or stay and I felt sorry for her and never heard from her again.
I got charged for 9 criminal affences because it was I for every day and told them the truth and now I got court and just wonted to no do u no what might happen to me??
Can u please help me?? :(

[artlady]

I don't know what is going to happen to you but you need a lawyer.This is not something you should attempt to deal with without good legal counsel.

[sarnian]

Hello reta

First time offense or not : stealing is stealing ! And the amount involved is high.
Bad payment is no argument to gloze-over stealing from your boss.
Even if you're lucky to get off light, you will have a criminal record, and getting a normal job will be difficult.
Was that worth the $1550 ? How about the immoral aspects of stealing ?
Do you have proper legal representation (lawyer) ?

[ScottGem]

First thing to do is get an attorney. Since this was a calculated series of thefts for a very bad reason, you may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. You need an attorney to help you through this.

By the way, you agreed to take the job for the salary offered. If you think you were being underpaid, find a new job. That doesn't justifiy stealing.

[ScottGem]

Why are you using two IDs? I've merged these two threads since you are clearly the same person.

[reta]

Do you think I will go to jail? Its my first offence and I am rely sorry for it and the police wrote it on the report to I didn't mean to do it

[artlady]

do u think i will go to jail? its my first offence and i am rely sorry for it and the police wrote it on the report to i didnt mean to do it

You did mean to do it as you did it over an extended period with forethought.
That is not a reasonable legal argument.Get a lawyer!

[ScottGem]

As Art and I said, doing it 9 times over a period negates the "I didn't mean to do it" argument.

Since it's a first offense, there is a good likelihood, if you get an attorney, to avoid jail time.

And again I ask, why the two different IDs?