Retail Fraud by an Employee in Michigan

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan.
I have been suspended as an employee of meijers for taking candybars, chips etc..67 dollars worth of stuff, i confessed to our loss prevention and told them everything i stole or got for free. im a 20 year old college student and dont want this on my record or face legal issues or prosecution. i was wondering what the chances are of me just paying what i owe and nothing else happning? I feel bad about the whole thing and told the whole truth..the cops werent called or at the scene so im wondering what my chances are of keeping my perfect record in tact.

Meijer....

-You can expect a Civil Demand notice of $250, as the merch was not sellable.
- Yes, you will be fired from your job. You will NOT be collecting Unemployment, as you were fired for theft. (If they have not yet fired you, trust me, they will)
- $67.....your file was likely passed on to the county officials. So you can expect a court date.
- You can expect, if you have not been already, to be banned from ALL Meijer Stores for a period of time.

Yes, you will have legal issues and face prosecution. Didn't want those - you should not have stolen.

Chances of paying what you owe and nothing happening....about 0%.

Chances of keeping your perfect record intact? The same as Charlie Sheen never saying anything else crazy.

You need to talk to a Criminal Defense Lawyer. If you can't afford a lawyer, plead Not Guilty and ask for a Public Defender.

Stay out of ALL Meijer stores. Period.

What kind of college program are you in? You may need to re-think it. Many degrees require a perfectly clear criminal record....so check into that before wasting tuition.....

In some cases, you may be able to ask a judge for a deferment... this means that as long as your serve your probation as a model citizen, you may be able to have the charge removed from your record.

meijers doesnt prosecute for anything under 100 dollars unles its was state property like lottery or cash. I just got discounts and some stuff wasnt rung up. Im majoring in buisness at GRCC. I wouldnt imagine gettting into that much trouble. i could see i civil demand payment but the person who has the final ruiling in my case is my store director who i have a good relationship with..my lp said if i got punished legaly it would be suprising seeing how i confessed and everything i said matched with what evidence they had. They said my honesty and info could save my job and legal trouble.

I'm friends with many LP elsewhere in Michigan.....and Meijer WILL prosecute for less than $100. And yes, they have fired people for a hell of a lot less.

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Quoting lionsfan1990

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im wondering what my chances are of keeping my perfect record in tact.

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If you want to keep your "perfect record intact", you should refrain from stealing.

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Quoting lionsfan1990

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meijers doesnt prosecute for anything under 100 dollars unles its was state property like lottery or cash. I just got discounts and some stuff wasnt rung up.

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If you believe you have all of the answers, why are you here?

If I were your manager I would fire you, but might not prosecute. But for what will actually happen? You'll have to wait and see.

im friends with lp with my store and they also caught 4 other coworkers doing the same thing. im the only one who told the truth. People have kept their jobs for worse at meijers and im not condoning what i did or what i deserve but im in school and have never done anything like this before

I was a store manager at another chain for years.

I enjoyed watching thieving employees being walked out in handcuffs. It sent a lesson to the other employees that I didn't put up with that stuff.

With the number of people looking for a job right now, Meijers would be stupid to keep you. And they are not stupid people.

Further, it's not like you stole once... you stole often and finally got caught. That makes it so much worse.

Tell me, lionsfan, just exactly why do you, and so many others like you, think that just because you never got caught before means that you should not have to suffer any consequences for your actions?

You stole. You broke the law. You got caught.

So you told the truth. Big deal. If you're thinking that proves some kind of honesty, give it up. If you were an honest person, you wouldn't have stolen in the first place.

Now everyone else's prices go up because of your sticky fingers. And you think you should be allowed to just pay everything back and go free?

WHY? Explain that to me. And don't bring in "everyone else" - I'm asking YOU. I don't care what happened to other people or whether they did something worse or why what you did wasn't so bad; I want to know why YOU are so special that you should be allowed to break the law and not have anything happen to you.

I await your response with interest.

It's like this....

I heard it from a friend, who...heard it from a friend who....heard it from another...

Unless you have access to the case files of your coworkers....you have word of mouth to go by. Find the FACTS.....in writing....in legal documentation....