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  1. #1
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    Default Retail Fraud 2nd Degree in Michigan

    Hi,

    My wife made a first terrible mistake of her life. She recently went to Sears store in troy michigan and stole jewellery and perfurmes worth $250Even though she realised her mistake and was returning to pay for those items it was too late as the security escorted her to the store.She was arrested, fingerprinted and released on a cash bond of $250. Prior to this she had a clean record.

    We hired a criminal attorney who promised that he will get us a good result.Today we had her first pretrial, and our attorney told that he spoke to the Public prosecutor to drop the charges to Retail Fraud 3rd degree. Unfortunately we don't want to settle for any charges which are CIMT ( Crime involving moral turpitude) as it will negatively affect her immigration . If she pleads guilty to any of the above charges, she will loose her immigration status and will result in our separation as she will have to leave the country and I can't.

    Even though our attorney is charging us a hefty fee, I was not impressed with him on the first day, as the deal he got us was completely unacceptable. We already paid the civil fines requested by the store and I am willing to hire the best attorneys to bail us out of this accusations. The biggest problem we have is that we can't settle for any CIMT or any conviction related to this crime.

    My wife has started volunteering in the library of that city and also donated $500 from her savings to that library. We would like to do everything we can to avoid a lifelong separation.

    Since my case involves immigration matters also, I was wondering if any angel on this forum can recommend us a good attorney in oakland county, michigan who can help us. I need help of attorney who does the work, not someone who just makes false promises.

    Please help us to be together!

    Caring Husband

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    Default Re: Retail Fraud 2nd Degree in Michigan

    There's no guarantee that you can avoid a larceny conviction out of this offense - that's what usually results when you are caught stealing. A 93-day misdemeanor, though, is unlikely to affect her immigration status under the "petty offense" exception to CIMT.

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