Stole from Work for Drugs

My question involves criminal law for the state of: PA

The short of it:

I was a very very liked person in an auto company that put them on the map.
I was friends with the owner and he was very proud of me and quickl moved me up in the company.

My fiance left me for no good reason four months ago and my world fell apart - someone gave me oxycontin to sleep and quickly i became so addicted that i could have stole more than 10,000 to pay for my 500/day habbit.

i cooperated and admitted to most and have offered up the dealer.

detective investigating promised and ARd since i have no priors and i should have all the money to pay back right away....

im so scared - i am building a site on oxy abuse as i cant believe what it turned me into - im doing rehab as well...

can my lawyer keep me out of prison?

thnx

charges havent been filed....yet....

If the detective keeps his word, or more correctly if he keeps his word and the prosecutor goes along with it, ARD would keep you from going to jail or getting a conviction.

Somebody gave you Oxycontin to sleep? As if actual sleep medications aren't addictive enough?

Has your employer found out about the theft yet?

my employer does indeed know about it. they are finishing the investigation. so this is what i got going for me:

1) investigator promised as long as I cooperate and admit it he will push ard on the case

2) i am helping to give up the dealer with police

3) can pay back a lot of the money up front

4) building currently a website devoted to oxycontin abuse - i feel i need to do this for other people - im not your run of the mill criminal - i just got really depressed and got on drugs and darkness took over for four months

5) going to meetings/rehab everyday to make sure im ok - which sssssssfabulous - the people are great.

6)i have evidence of trying to get clean two months before they found out showing that i acknowledged i had a problem and was trying to fix it.

7) again no prior criminal history - only couple tickets for speeding

i want to be honest with them as its the right thing to do and i did already acknowledge on camera to them of part of the theft as well as talk ARD on camera as well.

thanks for all the input folks - just a nice guy that fell into such a horrid depression.

bump for a scared guy!!!

What more do you want to know?

The ARD is for the drugs... not for the theft, right?

You already have an attorney, so there is really not much more for us to tell you.

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Quoting cyjeff

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What more do you want to know?

The ARD is for the drugs... not for the theft, right?

You already have an attorney, so there is really not much more for us to tell you.

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nooo the detective said if i cooperate with investigation he'll push ard on the theft - i have no drug charges....

i just want to make sure the law will allow that....

update:

had a meeting with my former employer, my lawyer and the controller of the company - they had me review different documents of evidence...

i at this point am 100% sober and 1,000,000% willing to comply and tell the truth - my problem is this - the victim has compiled a SUBSTANTIAL amount of things that werent even taken by me - i mean about 60k more than i see on these docs that i did - my lawyer advised to take the brunt and accept full responsibility - but i mean seriously 60k more? they have no proof that i did that and i know in my soul i didnt - question is would there "extras" hold up in court? with no proof>?

i know ive done a horrid horrid thing, but two wrongs do not make a right - i can make full restitution for what i see what i know i did - but to tack on that much i feel is just as bad as what ive done?

lighter side i have no been charged with anything yet - so i guess what im looking to know is does my lawyer and i have the right to prove all things i didnt do? i feel the lawyer doesnt want to - but i cant make up that kind of money anytime soon - just looking for a button to press with my lawyer....