If you share a cash register with another employee and money comes up missing, what can the charges be?

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If you share a cash register with another employee and money comes up missing, what can the charges be?

I started at a gas station last year. The girl I always worked with did not like me and one day I was called in and told that I was to share a drawer with her while she did paperwork. I did everything normal like; it was my drawer safe drops, change exchanges, etc. A couple of weeks later, I got called into the office and told a $100 safe drop had came up missing $100 from that day. They asked if I had taken it. I told them no. I would never think about stealing from a job. They kept saying that I did and showed me video. The video shows my back to the camera and my arm moving but you can’t see if it money is going in on mine and the other girls

drops. How they figure it was me as I walked away I stuck my hand in pocket which is a normal for me when i walk. They have had the cops scare my son to the point that I said I did it to get them to stop. I’m now going to court over it and don’t want to be charged with a crime that I didn’t commit. How can I fight this and get it dropped?

Asked on January 24, 2019 under Criminal Law, Illinois

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Unfortunately, the video tends to support that you did take the money--at the very least, it on no way supports or exonerates you. What you should do is hire a criminal defense attorney to represent you. If you don't hire an attorney, your best bet is to likely discuss the matter with the prosecutor (such as on the scheduled court day), tell your version, and see if the prosecutor is willing to dismiss or let you plead to a lesser charge.


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