What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
A few years ago, there was a woman convicted of embezzelment from our office. It was a federal case, the US court came in and audited our books and charged her. We have received next to nothing for restitution.
We're in one state, she went to prison in another, and got released in a third. She's currently living in KS, and on "parole". Her parole officer states that she can't repay this money because she's now only making a limited amount of income due to her poor health (which is bull, she used that excuse when she worked here, everything from cancer to AIDS). He says that she has to live with a relative and work at a pizza joint and he just won't make her pay anything back.
Over the two years she was in jail, she paid approx $125 of $200K+.
I would like to know if there is anything we can do. Can we garnish her wages? can we levy her bank account? It's not like we have a judgement against her right? We weren't the ones that took her to court, the DA did everything for us. When we do get checks, they are paid from the United States Treasury.
I know there is a SOL, based on the date she was released but I'm not sure what it is, is it 10 years from the date she got out of the half way house or the date she got out of the mental prison and went to the half way house?
Sorry for the long post - but this really makes me angry that someone can steal this kind of money and then just say "oh, well I'm not healthy enough to pay any money back, so oh well" and just stick it to the hard working people out there.
A few years ago, there was a woman convicted of embezzelment from our office. It was a federal case, the US court came in and audited our books and charged her. We have received next to nothing for restitution.
We're in one state, she went to prison in another, and got released in a third. She's currently living in KS, and on "parole". Her parole officer states that she can't repay this money because she's now only making a limited amount of income due to her poor health (which is bull, she used that excuse when she worked here, everything from cancer to AIDS). He says that she has to live with a relative and work at a pizza joint and he just won't make her pay anything back.
Over the two years she was in jail, she paid approx $125 of $200K+.
I would like to know if there is anything we can do. Can we garnish her wages? can we levy her bank account? It's not like we have a judgement against her right? We weren't the ones that took her to court, the DA did everything for us. When we do get checks, they are paid from the United States Treasury.
I know there is a SOL, based on the date she was released but I'm not sure what it is, is it 10 years from the date she got out of the half way house or the date she got out of the mental prison and went to the half way house?
Sorry for the long post - but this really makes me angry that someone can steal this kind of money and then just say "oh, well I'm not healthy enough to pay any money back, so oh well" and just stick it to the hard working people out there.