If I was fired from a job for embezzlement of $2000 almost 6 years ago, can my former employer still file charges today?
Question Details: I was 16 years old at the time. The day that I was caught I came in to work as a regular work day and the loss prevention person was their to handle the situation. I had no guardian present and I signed a promissary note; it was written word from word from what the man was telling me to write. In order to avoid getting the law involved I had to sign this promisary note. I have not paid on it yet. Can they file charges against me now if they wanted to?
Even though the embezzlement occurred six years ago, your former employer could still wish to prosecute this matter and seek to have a criminal warrant issued against you for embezzlement. The odds of this actually happening is slim as prosecutors are sometimes hesitant to issue charges in cases so old due to the potential lack of evidence and lapse of time from the date of the offense. The only recourse your employer would have if criminal charges are not filed is to sue you in civil court for breach of contract due to your failure to pay, but given your age at the time, most judges would dismiss the claim because you were a minor at the time and may not of possessed the requisite capacity to consent to such an agreement.
