in stafford Virginia i have been charged with 3 counts each Construction fraud, conspiracy to commit larceny, obtaining money under false pretenses all steming from 3 construction jobs not completed by the company I worked for I was neither the owner the salesman or the contractor Iwas only a carpenter can the really come after me, is this not a civil matter between the company and the client i didn't even get paid for these jobs are there no laws to protect me
2006-06-21 14:22:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I would call a lawyer for a free counsutation about this. They may be charging you because you were directly involved in the jobs, doing the work.
2006-06-21 14:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by spottedtan5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would probabily need to go after the company with some type of Breach of trust charges to try and show that you were a victum of this company and not a willing party in the wrongdoing.
2006-06-21 14:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by treeman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it very well could be a blanket charge applied to all workers to squeeze them to testify against the owner ( who they are porbally after ), in most cases for co-operatin charges are usally drop if no direct involvement in the fraud can be discovered during questioning. in any case you'll need a lawyer to protect your rights.
2006-06-21 14:42:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How could you be sued for jobs you weren't paid to perform....?
Moreover, why did you work for free?
2006-06-21 14:26:45 · answer #4 · answered by jaike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋