i stupidly decided to shoplift at a sears back in october. being pretty dumb, i was immediately caught. no cops were called, i paid damages fees, and i also paid a civil demand in the mail. i felt horribly guilty for months about what i had done...
then i got a letter in the mail from sears' lawyers saying they'd forget the civil demand. i have not gotten back the money in the two months since they sent the letter, so i have no idea what to think.
i also felt extremely paranoid about being in USIS's national theft database. i requested any information on myself, and they said there was none in the database that matched my ID. am i truly in the clear, data wise? mind im still ashamed of myself beyond belief.

