Stupid question but sincerely appreciate anyone who can help it. My friend used his former employer's UPS account to mail a package to me several months ago. I got the call from a private investigator or security dept of his former employer inquiring the sender's info b/c they cant find the true info about the sender based on UPS record. My friend is not in the US now. He is a good/sweet person. I called him up and he said he should not have used it for personal use after leaving that private company. He was so scared if they are going to put it into trail or give him any political/credit record. He said he totally used it no more than 10times and in total the charge should be below $400. He will stay oversea for half year and swear that he will never use this again.
I don't know whether I should tell my friend's info to either private investigator or the security dept. what happens to me if I dont tell him? My friend also use this account to mail back stuff to some stores.
2007-06-27 13:00:20 · 5 answers · asked by Lla 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
can they retrieve his personal information through these stores? can stores disclose customer's personal info based on a request from a private investigator? Small case like this under $500, will they report to local police or send it to trail? How far will they go? Should my friend contact his former employer and pay the money ? I am sure that he will learn from this and never use it again. Thank you so much!
2007-06-27 13:00:32 · update #1
Most employers want to prevent "dirty laundry" from airing in the courts so they are likely to eat the loss - especially if one is dealing with a large, multi-national firm.
Since you know of the crime, you are an accessory and the company could pursue legal charges against you and try your friend in absentia. If the US firm obtains a US search warrant, you better tell them where your friend is hiding if you wish to not receive the same sentence for being an accessory. Good luck and think carefully.
2007-06-27 15:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is guilty of theft. It is no different than taking cash in the same amount. If you withhold information, you could be considered an accessory after the fact. The companies security department may call for a small amount. If they hired an outside investigator, the amount is significantly more than $500.
2007-06-27 20:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hope he gets busted. Whenever I ship things, I always pay for it, and so do most other people when they ship things, so why should he get away with it? I don't care how good/sweet/nice anyone is, if you break the law, you break the law, obviously they need to get busted to learn not to.
2007-06-27 20:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they will file charges, probably. and they will sue him in small claims. ten different incidents? that's ten criminal charges. and because it was ten times small claims can and will add punitive damages which will probably be much more than than the 400 to 500 in actual charges.
2007-06-27 20:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
embezzlement!!!!!! if you don't tell them what they need to know you can also be arrested for obstructing an investigation and you could both go to jail together
2007-06-28 05:12:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋