My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
Hi, I am a little freaked out my an email i recieved from someone.
Ok Almost year ago i bought broken 26" lcd screen of craiglist for 100$. couldnt fix, and i didnt want to break it more so i just put it on the stack of broken stuff i have. Its a year later i decide to sell it on craigslist for 100$ because i need the moeny. Everything goes fine. Then 2 weeks later The guy emails me back. Saying we have a problem i Guess he had the tv fixed then added to his homeowners insurance when the homeowners insurance ran the serial number it cam up stole from someones porch in virginia . i am going to copy paste what the guy said because it sounds kind of weird
Below is the letter from the guy i sold the tv to:
This is _____the guy who bought the TV from you.
Well, we have a BIG problem. Apparently a ________ County Sheriff
Deputy who apparently ran the serial number on that TV says it's stolen.
From he gathered, it was reported stolen off someone's Doorstep after
being delivered to a home in Virginia by UPS. According to the deputy
we can handle this in one of 2 ways. (1.) Either I can hand the TV over
to him and he'll take the TV into evidence against you then he'll promptly
file theft report with whatever prosecutor's jurisdiction you live in and have
you charged with "trafficking stolen property across state line's," which
in this case since the TV was stolen outside of Washington State, this is definitely be a Federal matter, regardless as to whether you received
the TV within this state or if in fact you are the person who stole it? or (2.)
and since I told the deputy who I am and my high rank and so fourth in the Navy, along with the fact you seemed to be a good person, he gave me a "Ball in my court" option to request that you come give my money back,
take the TV, and it'll all stop there. Otherwise, he will be here to take a
report from me, pick up the TV, then he will proceed as I've stated.
Therefore, I think it would be in your best interest if you'd contact me
ASAP to resolve this matter. Otherwise it is out of my hand's to a point
where there'll be nothing I can do about it. My telephone number is
__________ You have 24 hour's to get hold of me.
I totally believe the should go back to the owner and not me. And if the police were there wouldnt have the taken the tv into evidence instead of letting him keep it or giving it back to me. I have decided to pay him the 100$ because everything i look up says i am liable for his money. I just want to know how much trouble can i get in and any other info people have . I am really freaking out from the stress of a federal felony for a broken tv.
ps i emailed him and asked the name of the police officer and at first his wife told me there werent aloud to say, then they told me his name and it is a real deputy(i checked)

