Well you are going to need alot more then the $970 to pay a lawyer to negotiate a settlement.
If the lawyer speaks on your behalf, that you have the money to pay it back, maybe you can get community service, but if you go to the police, you will go to jail.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by arhemed:
I have the $970 to pay it back. But I thought that its crime to steal from a mailbox. Then I forged the signature and deposided the check. Can I go to jail for it? Comunity service? Somekind of a fine?
Please help. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>