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Do you think I am guilty?
Last year I received a job offer from a company online to work as a mystery shopper work at hime job. Whiles working for them they sent me 2 checks totally about $3900 to cash and send to specific locations and to carry out my assingment as a mystery shooper. I did as they instructed. I left overseas afterwards to attend to my family I returned a year later and was arrested and found out that the bank has pressed charges against me for two counts of fraud and theft more than $ 000 but less then $10000. When I returned I found in the mail the company has sent me two money orders to cash and perform an assignment as a mystery shopper and send the money to specific locations as instructed. I found out the money order are fake. I kept the money orders to use as evidence at court. Am I guilty for the charges? Because I cashed the checks the same day alright as instructed by the company which turns out to be fake.
Asked on August 28, 2012 under Criminal Law, Maryland
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Please, please, please get an attorney as soon as you can. Only a Judge or Jury can find you guilty. What I can see is that there is a basis for the charges but there are mitigating circumstances here and that elements of the charges - possibly intent - can be lacking. Good luck.
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