deborahames
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Oklahoma
deborahames
Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2
Embezzlement in Oklahoma
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I was charged with embezzlement for having permission from my dept manager to take two mum plants and a table water fountain to my mother (on a Wed) who was in the hospital dieing of cancer and pay for them on Friday.
Another employee was told "NO" from her dept mngr when she asked a similar question so she turned my mngr into HR.
He denied ever telling me it was OK to pay for the items on Friday.
The store mngr told me if I brought the items back the following morning, everything would be dropped and I would receive a written warning.
When I got there the next morn, Lowe's had the sheriff waiting for me and charged me with embezzlement.
THEN . . . the court told me if I completed my 50hrs of cmm serv, paid a $45. fine and did not get into any trouble for 1 year the charge would be dropped off my record.
It was a misdemeanor anyway but it is still on my record.
I contacted my attorney, Greg McCracken in OKC to find out what it would take to have the charge expunged from my record. At least he was honest, he said Yeah, I could pay $2000. to have it expunged but it still would be on my record and he wouldn't take my money for a misdemeanor.
Is there ANY WAY to have this charge removed from my record?
Oklahoma has the MOST corrupted law enforcement in the USA, so I don't dare ask one of them.
Need an outside opinion and advice.
ALL is appreciated.
I just lost the job of a lifetime due to something that happened in 1997.
Respectfully
deborahames
Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2
Embezzlement in Oklahoma
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I was charged with embezzlement for having permission from my dept manager to take two mum plants and a table water fountain to my mother (on a Wed) who was in the hospital dieing of cancer and pay for them on Friday.
Another employee was told "NO" from her dept mngr when she asked a similar question so she turned my mngr into HR.
He denied ever telling me it was OK to pay for the items on Friday.
The store mngr told me if I brought the items back the following morning, everything would be dropped and I would receive a written warning.
When I got there the next morn, Lowe's had the sheriff waiting for me and charged me with embezzlement.
THEN . . . the court told me if I completed my 50hrs of cmm serv, paid a $45. fine and did not get into any trouble for 1 year the charge would be dropped off my record.
It was a misdemeanor anyway but it is still on my record.
I contacted my attorney, Greg McCracken in OKC to find out what it would take to have the charge expunged from my record. At least he was honest, he said Yeah, I could pay $2000. to have it expunged but it still would be on my record and he wouldn't take my money for a misdemeanor.
Is there ANY WAY to have this charge removed from my record?
Oklahoma has the MOST corrupted law enforcement in the USA, so I don't dare ask one of them.
Need an outside opinion and advice.
ALL is appreciated.
I just lost the job of a lifetime due to something that happened in 1997.
Respectfully