My mother stole an old checkbook from her mother from an account that was closed years ago. She wrote several checks on the account at her workplace (Sam’s Club). When the checks were returned, Sam’s began an investigation and discovered it was my mother who had written the checks. They obviously fired her and are now preparing to bring charges against her. It is my understanding that they are waiting until all the checks are returned, to know exactly what charges to file.
I don’t know anything about criminal law, really. I was wondering what kind of charges my mother will be facing. My grandmother said that she will not press charges for stealing. But what other charges will my mom face? I scrolled through these forums and it seems like it would include fraud, forgery and maybe grand larceny? What are the normal penalties for these crimes?
One other point of interest is that my mother is Bipolar and refuses treatment. Could this affect her case?
2007-01-05 07:04:05 · 4 answers · asked by H2O 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Your mother needs a lawyer. If the situation is that her mental health is affecting her in many areas, she needs to be evaluated and her sentencing could be reduced. Even if a person has a disability, they should not be exempted from the law. Everyone has equal opportunity to serve their time.
Her actions are serious and she could easily be facing prison time. Depending on the state she is in and what the lawyer could work out, she could be looking at 1-7 years of prison. If this is a first time offense, she may be able to parole out after a short time.
Her mother does not have to press charges, but her employer will, especially if the checks were more than $500. She is looking at Prison time, being a convicted felon (class A) and most likely parole and restitution fees to pay back. Also while on parole she would have to pay supervision fees for the Parole officer as well.
2007-01-05 07:11:53 · answer #1 · answered by Erica, AKA Stretch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sucks to live w/ a bipolar person who won't take meds. i'm sure it will affect her case. the best thing for her, would be that the courts demand she pays back the money & seeks medical attention/counseling.
if it's her first offense, they will probably just give her a financial penalty. i'd imagine forgery & passing fraudulent checks. i think larceny is when you steal cash from a company.
2007-01-05 07:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Becky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She is not getting off of this for being bi-polar. Either your mom will go to jail for bank fraud (not terribly long) or your grandmother will go to jail for knowingly allowing someone to use her account after it was closed...also bank fraud.
Good Luck. Hire a lawyer ASAP.
2014-10-13 02:58:44 · answer #3 · answered by Casey Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They Usually let you off so you can '' Pay Up ''
2007-01-05 07:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Chris W. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋