Minnesota Employee Theft Attorney & Lawyer
When an employee steals from their employer or they are accused of doing so, this is referred to as “employee theft.” Any time that an employer has reason to believe that an employee is stealing, the employer has rights beyond what the police have. For instance employers can question you without having to read you your “Miranda Rights” and they can detain for a reasonable period of time without permitting you to have an attorney present. Employers can even conduct an investigation without your knowledge, fire you and press charges.
Unfortunately, employee theft is on the rise and employers are pursuing employee theft as vigorously as possible, using prosecutors to jail defendants, no matter how minor the theft.
Types Of Employee Theft & Embezzlement
There are several reasons in which an employer may suspect employee theft. They include:
- Pocketing cash from a cash register
- Stealing or using stolen gift cards
- Voiding sales when they shouldn’t have been voided
- Not ringing up customer transactions and pocketing the money
- The stealing of office supplies
- The stealing of merchandise
- Faking on the job injuries for compensation
In these cases, the employer will gather up as much supporting evidence as possible. This can include surveillance tapes, register receipt records, and any other evidence that may exist.
From here, the employer may present “evidence” to the employee with or without the police being present. This is done in order to get the employee to confess. In most instances the employee unwittingly confesses or admits to the crime only to discover that the only real evidence of theft is the employee’s statements. Is this fair-no. Is it legal, yes! Promises to pay back the money or return the stolen merchandise will not help as these are admissions of guilt.
The Consequences
Having any type of Theft conviction on your record has major negative consequences. Other employers, landlords, credit bureaus, landlords, colleges, professional schools do background checks and they will find your conviction. No matter how minor the offense you will never be able to explain it away. Imagine you are at an interview for your dream job and your potential employer asks you about your theft conviction. No matter what you say, the employer will not believe you and will not trust you!
Employee theft-any theft for that matter-can and does ruin lives. All it takes is to make a bad decision one time and the consequences can stick for a lifetime.
Embezzlement Lawyer Minneapolis
If you have been charged with a repeat DWI offense you need an aggressive, trusted, honest, knowledgeable attorney; Martin S. Azarian. The Law Firm of Martin S. Azarian brings 22 years of experience to your case. Martin Azarian doesn’t farm out your case to a lesser, experienced attorney. He does not have “just admitted” attorneys on his staff, or inexperienced attorneys in his office. He does not need to add years from lesser- experienced attorneys to make him seem more experienced.
When you retain him, you get his 22 years of courtroom experience. Period! What you need is aggressive representation that can achieve the best possible outcome for you. Whether this is your first, second offense, your third, or your fourth, you need proper representation, so call the Minnesota theft attorney who cares about your case at 952-451-4987 for your free initial telephone consultation.