My question involves criminal law for the state of: North Carolina
I received conterfiet money orders through the mail did not know they were counterfiet. The money oders were through Walmart Financial Services, therefore I went to my local Walmart and shopped plus cash the other money order. The total was $2000.00, this all happened on a Friday I was leaving on Sunday to start a new job in another state on Monday. All this took place in March 2005. My daughter called me and stated the police was looking for me in June 2005. I told her to give him my cell phone number since my company had me staying in a hotel until I found an apartment. To make a long story short I never spoke with the police. I came home in July getting ready to leave was filling my car at gas station, I was stopped told there was a warrant for my arrest. Drove myself to the police department was told my charge which was obtaining property under false pretense and larcency. When I went to trial I told my lawyer I pled quilty to cashing the money orders but I did not intentionally do anything I did not know the money orders was counterfiet but I was guilty of cashing the money orders. This is on my record and I would like to have it removed, I tried to get a part-time job and was not hired because of my record. I've never taken anything from anyone, I realized after everything was over this was doing the time when people were scamming other people by sending counterfiet money orders and the person was out of money plus had a record. Please tell me what I need to do.

