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Crusty123 · May 5, 2009, 08:54 PM

I have been embezzeling from my employer for 3 years now. The accounting depart just figured things out last week. I misposted a lot of things and moved money around on the a/r to try to cover tracks. I resigned last week. The compliance Manager from work called and Asked to meet with me to discuss matters. I am not sure how far they got. It could be 15k missing all together. Should I meet with him? This is my first offence. IM scared to death. Even though I deserve what I get.

Fr_Chuck · May 5, 2009, 09:14 PM

Meet with them and be ready to pay back as much as possible, perhaps if you work out a payment plan with them, they will not have you arrested.
Some places don't want the PR about this happennig

excon · May 6, 2009, 05:47 AM

Hello C:

The Padre could be right. Maybe they won't prosecute if you promise to give the money back...

Nahhh... They're going to want to slam your a$$, and I don't blame 'em. I HATE to get stolen from. I'd go to the meeting, but I'd take a lawyer with me.

excon

Zazonker · May 6, 2009, 10:20 AM

Well, if your total embezzlement is $15K over 3 years (not a large sum of money) I'm guessing that you are between a rock and a hard place.

On one side, excon is right. You SHOULD have a lawyer with you when you meet with them. On the other side anyone who is in a position where they would steal $5K/year probably has very limited assets to pay a lawyer. And - please don't take this as an insult - is probably not very astute in dealing with issues on the fly in meetings. If you can afford a lawyer, by all means get one. But, be careful in selecting one. In hiring a lawyer, his knowledge of the law is important, but particularly in a case like this his personality and negotiating skills are probably more important then his law knowledge. Some very good lawyers are very caustic; that wouldn't help you in this case. So, first choice is hire a lawyer, brief him completely on the situation, and have him go with you to the meeting.

If that is not possible for you, you do want to resolve this without civil or criminal charges being brought against you. I would recommend that you go and talk with them. See what they have found out. Try to work out a repayment plan with them. Be as nice a person as you can be in the meeting and show them that you are truly sorry and really want to make things right. (Remember, the most important thing in life is sincerity - once you can fake that, you've got it made). For most legal issues, the best and the cheapest solutions are those arrived at prior to (and instead of) actual legal paperwork being filed.

Good Luck!