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[mpetersen03]

Help with theft charge!

What is the name of your state? Minnesota

I took some lottery tickets from my job(about $60-$80 including winnings) but when I was caught I reembursed the company in full. I was a miner when this happend but I just recently turned 18. I just got the thing in the mail and it says that I am being charged with misdemener theft/state lottery fraud -statute # 609.651 subd1(4) and 4(a)... I was just wondering if there was any helpful information. I know what I did was wrong, I just dont want it to screw up the rest of my life.

 

[HomeGuru]

Re: Help with theft charge!

What is the name of your state? Minnesota

I took some lottery tickets from my job(about $60-$80 including winnings) but when I was caught I reembursed the company in full. I was a miner when this happend but I just recently turned 18. I just got the thing in the mail and it says that I am being charged with misdemener theft/state lottery fraud -statute # 609.651 subd1(4) and 4(a)... I was just wondering if there was any helpful information. I know what I did was wrong, I just dont want it to screw up the rest of my life.

**A: it does not matter if you were a miner, school teacher, accountant, priest etc. as you are now being charged as an adult.

 

[mpetersen03]

I am sorry I actually meant minor... as in under 18...

 

[HomeGuru]

Yes, I realized that but my response remains the same.

 

[mpetersen03]

so Even though I was under 18 I am going to get charged a felony as an adult, this means I can not vote have a gun or hold a state job ever?

 

[HomeGuru]

What was the total amount that you stole?

 

[mpetersen03]

it was under 100 for sure I think it was 80 though... and this has been paid back to the person... this was also a first offence.

 

[HomeGuru]

Ok, what was your job? did you work for the State or company that runs the lottery. What exactly are the charges against you for lottery fraud?

 

[mpetersen03]

My job was a gas station attendient, my job duty's were to sell items that people brought up, and also lottery tickets if they wanted to purchase them. it wasnt a state run business. I think the exact charges were teying to defraud the state lottery, by cashing the tickets that were winners, there was only about 30$ that was winners and I reembersed them for that.

 

[mpetersen03]

the exact statute number is up above in my original post