Son Caught At Work With A Hat

[chewy60]

Hello all i came here hopefully looking for some answers. My son who is 18 was fired from his job at sears 2 weeks ago because he had a hat in a bag without a receipt after hours.
Heres what he told me. one night as work was over he had a baseball cap in a bag as he was walking toward the doors to exit the store as the Sears Lp lead stopped him to see the receipt for the item. But he was extremely nervous and stumble over his words so the LP lead asked him if he had payed for the hat and my son told him that he had forgotten to pay for and offered to pay for it right then. I think my son was trying to take it but got caught.But he only thing was he hadn't left the store yet.
So the next day he went in to work to talk to the LP district manager where from what he told me is that the Lp guy used some slick word to some how get him to confess to wanting to take the hat. also he told me that they made him sign a statement saying that he was not forced to write the statement explaining what happened that night. so then they made him sign a form saying that he would pay the 18 dollars for the hat. after that was done he asked the LP manager what will happen next. apparently they weren't charging him with anything because the cops where never called but they where going to add his name to some list to all the retailers.
so my real question is what is going to happen because the cops weren't called.
Thanks for any help in advance

[redtoy92]

He is fired will get a civil fine(maybe) and get his name added to a credit reporting agency that people can use for a back ground check.

[chewy60]

He is fired will get a civil fine(maybe) and get his name added to a credit reporting agency that people can use for a back ground check.

But the Police where not called how will this go on his record?

[panther10758]

He wont have a "Police or criminal" record. Redtoy never said that

[chewy60]

The thing i was talking about was the Credit reporting agency. Another thing is thats its has been almost a month to the day since it has happened and we haven't heard anything more on this whole thing.

[redtoy92]

It is a Civil matter. It has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POLICE. HIs name will be added(if the choose to add it) to a credit reporting agency that will show he has been terminated for dishonest or theft. And any company can use that agency and see that if they choose to use them for a background check. Does that make sense. IT can take Months to get any info on the matter. They also do not have to send you anything in the mail letting you know his name has been added. If you do not get the fine in the next 5 months I would think it would be ok to think he will not be getting one.

[chewy60]

OK thank you for clearing it all up. Thanks for the input.