breech of trust/over 1,000

[kayln]

i was a manager of a convience store- i quit
do to all this! my assistant mgr took her
safe key on my day off and borrowed 1800.00
dollars- she never would pay any of it back
and was fired do to shortages when she worked
i allowed the girls who worked for me to
barrow up to 200.00 every two weeks if they
needed it to pay a power bill or something
like that and they paid it back soon as they
got their checks every two weeks- this is
done at all this companies stores and that
is how i was trained as a manager- i worked
for this company for almost 13 years. the
day after i fired this girl we found out
there was some bank deposits missing that
she claims she put in the night drop at the
bank but the bank says she didnt so i call
the police and file a report and they start
an investigation- well i continue to call this girl and ask when shes going too pay
the 1800.00 she borrowed back and she says
shes not so i call the investigator and tell
him she borrowed this money and has no intenion of repaying it back "is there any
way he can make her pay it back?" i told him
there was proof she took it by going to a
car lot and seeinng where she put it on a
down payment of a car. he said he would see
what he could do. next thing i know is im
arrested and charged with breech of trust over 1,000.00 and my arrest warrent says
i allowed employees of the store to borrow
money with out the owners permission. now
this company does not work like that- you
are the manager and you run the store and
you see the owner maybe twice a month. i was
trained to allow these people to borrow
against their check and to make them pay
it back when they get their check. all the
stores in this company do this and are still
doing it. the owner called the investigator
and told him he did not want me procecuited
but wanted the other girl to pay the money
back but the investigater charged me anyway
now - i was off the day this girl took her
safe key and got this amount of money- she
knew 200.00 was the limit on borrowing do
to the fact that was all they could afford
to pay back on 6.50 an hour pay checks- i
was making 500.00 per week set salary- i
did not allow her to borro that money -
she told the detective i did and he seems
to be on her side on the issue- when he told
me he was going to charge me also because
i was the manager i offered to pay the money
back myself he told my no he couldnt let
me do that because it would not be right
for me to pay back what she spent- i told
him i didnt think it would be right either
but i would rather be out my own money than
be put in jail for something she did- i have
4 children all under 8 and a husband of 11
years to take care of - ive never been in any
trouble with the police- except speeding
tickets trying to get to work on time-i do
a summer feeding program every summer for
under privleged children-i perticipate in
the st. judes childrens hospital fund raiser
every year with kirby chev.and the police dept. im a member of missinnnng and exploited
childern- and now im doomed for a criminal
back ground that i did not even do. the other
girl is in p.t.i. to get off the hook- i
was not fired- i quit because i never want
to be held responsible for someone elses
actions agian and now im facing general
sessions court nov 13 2000 and dont have
an attorney or the money for one but i cant
see getting a state appointed one to fight
the state(thats like digging the hole for
your casket) and they would say my husband
makes to much money any way though they dont
consider a house payment,2 car payments,power
phone,gaas for heating, groceies,4 kids! now
i would hate to go to pti because that would
be saying im guilty and IM NOT!and that is
350.00 that i dont have!! can anyone out
there help me? tell me how and if i can represent myself at this court date? should
i ask for a jury trail? i have witnesses
to the fact that 200.00 was the limit i've
ever allowed borrowed- and that she was
canstantly goinng to the store when i was
not there and borrowing money with out ever
calling me and asking to borrow it and also
those who work at other stores for this
company that have borrowed from their
managers. besides- the owner did not want
me charged he did not sign the warrent and
i was not fired and this girl has not even worked for the company 6 months- and my
code 16-13-230 says breech of trust with
fraudulent intent( i looked the code up
on the internet to see exactly what it was!
WHAT WAS MY FRAUDULENT INTENT? SHE GOT A
DOWN PAYMENT ON A CAR - I GOT NOTHIING!!!
IVE WORKED ALL MY LIFE FOR WHAT I HAVE-
SHES HAD CARS REPOED AND EVERYTHIING ELSE
WHY AM I BEINNG PUNISHED? BECAUSE IM A NICE
QUIET EVERYONE RUNS OVER PERSON? PLEASE HELP
SOON!! E-MAIL kayln@chestertel.com
THIS IS SOUTH CAROLINA - CHESTER COUNTY

[This message has been edited by kayln (edited October 14, 2000).]

[Tracey]

Get an affidavit from your owner saying that allowing people to borrow up to $200 per pay period is standard practice & that the assistant manager had access to the safe without needing your codes or key. Then get affidavits from the other workers saying you never allow them to borrow more than that. Finally, get the timesheets to show that you weren't there the day the $1800 went missing. Show all this to the prosecutor & ask that the case be dismissed.

I strongly suggest you consult with a defense attorney before talking to the DA. Even if the attorney only coaches you, s/he will be more familiar with the court & prosecutors than I can possibly be. If you have any other questions, call me.

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