I have a friend(really) who has recently been told that she has 29 counts of felony fraud against her. She has called the court and public defenders to see what she needs to do but no one will give her any information. What should she do, expect? Will the court just set up a payment sched for her to repay?jail? This was an unfortunate mistake 3 years ago and has just now been brought to her attention, any help would be greatly appreciated.
2006-09-07 09:47:44 · 11 answers · asked by rhlkale 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It was for collecting unemployment checks for 29 weeks, she was registered with an unemployment agency and told the interviewer for the state that in the begining. The lady told her she did not have to report that, stupid to not follow up with question about income earned through the agency, but non the less she understood it to be not reportable at the time. She is already saving up to have portion to pay at court date and is willing to pay back monthly and through tax refunds-she would have it all paid by tax refund. Thank you for advice-other that jail comments-she needs answers not rude remarks.
2006-09-08 10:16:20 · update #1
Whoa! How is accepting and cashing a check from unemployment 29 times a "unfortunate mistake"? No, that is not good. It sounds deliberate even from over here. The real Unfortunate Mistake your friend is making now is calling the court and public defenders with the naive expectation that they will take the time to explain anything to her. She should immediately start looking for an attorney. With a public defender, she will either end up pleading "no contest" (which is practically the same as guilty) or pleading "guilty".
Public defenders are assigned by the court for people who cannot afford their own legal counsel and are so overloaded with cases that you will not get more than 5 minutes of their time. Unfortunately, they can be somewhat biased and lean towards favoring the court because that's their bread and butter 5 days a week.
Since this is a criminal charge, she should realize the seriousness of it and really think hard about how to scrape up the funds to have her own attorney. I've had dear family members who had no money but kept trying until they pooled together enough from family to help get one. I've seen horrible sentences happen for minor charges when left up to a public defender.
Remember, the side who is pressing charges against her isn't just a person, it's the State Unemployment Department. And they have an abundance of money and resources to use to prove that she is guilty. It's very unbalanced really, but that's the reality of the situation. She needs to have an attorney to really keep it from getting out of hand. She will have to repay, definitely. And they won't just ask for the amount she got; they add on penalties and interest charges. They garnish wages, income tax returns to insure they get it back. Perhaps they will grant Community Service in lieu of jail time. Hope this helped.
2006-09-07 10:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 10:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Presumably she illegally collected 29 weeks of unemployment checks? Without knowing her prior history or current situation, it is hard to tell. If she has no priors, has children, and or a job, they'll most likely give her probation conditioned on repayment. If she has priors she may be looking at time. She should certainly retain an attorney before surrendering.
2006-09-07 09:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
She needs a good lawyer. She also needs to repay all of the money and may also get a nice vacation at Club Fed.
2006-09-07 09:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by smgray99 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With the words "an unfortunate mistake," in your post, I would suggest hiring a good attorney to negotiate a plea and get the best deal possible.
Otherwise, I hope she looks good in orange or stripes.
2006-09-07 09:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She can expect a long drawn out legal battle, and probably a hefty fine, as well as possible jail time.
But her attorney should really be the one answering these type of questions.
2006-09-07 09:50:31 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
She'll be so good at making license plates in another 15 years, that she can open her own shop when she gets out.
2006-09-07 12:44:59 · answer #7 · answered by nothing 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
she should expect a 8 by 10 cell with a room mate named Brucie and by the way don't drop the soap and always sleep with one eye open at all times....
2006-09-07 09:54:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
she can plan on being someone's B for a couple of months at least.
2006-09-07 09:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
she should expect three hots and a cot.
2006-09-07 09:50:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋