Caught Falsely Returning Items

so Today I Walked Into Work At Old Navy In Ca. I Was Called Down Into The Office To Speak With The District Lp Person About Falsly Returning Items And Putting Them On Gift Cards. Incase You Dont Understand I Would Make Fake Returns And Instead Of Cash I Would Put It On A Gift Card And Shop. Anyway The Lp Agent Told Me That They Had Caught Me And That I Should Just Confess To What I Did. He Didnt Show Me The Proof But I Knew That They Had The Transactions On File And Me On Camera. We Talked About Why I Did It And How Much I Thought I Might Have Charged. I Explained That I Thought I Did It 15 Time At About 50 Dollars And Once At 150. Which We Later Seen That It Added Up To 900 Dollars. Im Sure Over 500 Is Considered A Felony In Ca I Think..am I Right???

Later I Signed A Lot Of Papers Saying That I Understood What I Done And That I Was Willing To Repay The Money Given The Chance. They Still Had To Call The Police And I Went Downtown, Stayed In A Holding Cell For About 4 Hours. They Then Gave Me A Citation For Embezzlement And To Return To Court In 6 Weeks. my Question Is Since I Didnt Get Booked Could That Mean That It Was 500 Or Less And Not 900 Like I Thought? What Will Happen When I Go To Court? Do I Need A Lawyer For Something Like This? I Really Am Scared Of Going To Jail, Is This Possible? Please Someone Let Me Know. I Havent Be Able To Get To Sleep Or Stop Thinking About This. This Is The Fist Time I Ever Been In Trouble Be Sides Traffic Court....

Yes you need to hire an Attorney you face serious charges. LP has time to find more and if they do they can add it to case.

Okay I Will Start Looking But Since I Got Cited And Not Book Does That Mean Its Less Trouble Then Fist Was Thought?

No cite and release does not change severity

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"Yellow book"

THANK YOU BUT I STILL HAVE THE QUESTION ABOUT THE AMOUNT BEING MISDEAMEANOR, THE CITATION SAID 508pc MISADEAMEANOR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SHOULD I PAY THE 900 EVEN THOUGHT I DONT KNOW IF THATS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OR SHOULD I WAIT FOR COURT?

Consult with your Attorney about this

so Today I Walked Into Work At Old Navy In Ca. I Was Called Down Into The Office To Speak With The District Lp Person About Falsly Returning Items And Putting Them On Gift Cards. Incase You Dont Understand I Would Make Fake Returns And Instead Of Cash I Would Put It On A Gift Card And Shop. Anyway The Lp Agent Told Me That They Had Caught Me And That I Should Just Confess To What I Did. He Didnt Show Me The Proof But I Knew That They Had The Transactions On File And Me On Camera. We Talked About Why I Did It And How Much I Thought I Might Have Charged. I Explained That I Thought I Did It 15 Time At About 50 Dollars And Once At 150. Which We Later Seen That It Added Up To 900 Dollars. Im Sure Over 500 Is Considered A Felony In Ca I Think..am I Right???

Later I Signed A Lot Of Papers Saying That I Understood What I Done And That I Was Willing To Repay The Money Given The Chance. They Still Had To Call The Police And I Went Downtown, Stayed In A Holding Cell For About 4 Hours. They Then Gave Me A Citation For Embezzlement And To Return To Court In 6 Weeks.


6 WEEKS LATER: SO I WENT TO COURT YESTERDAY AND MY CASE WAS DISMISSED:D ...I DIDNT HAVE TO GO SEE A JUDGE OR ANYTHING..I DIDNT EVEN HAVE TO GET A LAWYER. I JUST WENT IN AND SEEN MY NAME ON A LIST OF FREE TO LEAVE. I GUESS ALL THE PRAYING I DID WORKED!!!. SO FOR ALL YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT ALL WORK OUT FOR THE BEST...I KNOW I WON'T EVER DO IT AGAIN!!!..SO MY NEW QUESTION IS DOES THIS MEAN I DON'T HAVE A RECORD?:confused:

We do not know the details of the incident including if it was dismissed with or without prejudice. We don't even know why it was dismissed? Did you sign a repayment agreement? Far as a record ther eis a court record you were there and what happened. Thre is a record of your charge. Anything more would not be likely to be known based on what you gave us. One thing is for sure though you do not have a conviction record. Therefore if asked about any convictions you can say no