I am trying to get my record expunged.
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I am trying to get my record expunged.
In 2001 I plead guilty to one count of fraud. It was a case that involved many people and I was a very small part of the entire operation. I had never been in trouble before and so I was put on probation for 5 years. I completed my probation in 2007 and attempted to have my record expunged but was denied because of the restitution that is owed. I am a single mother and I can not get a job with this on my record. What can I do?
Asked on May 6, 2009 under Criminal Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Nonsense. Lots of people can get a job with a criminal record, but maybe not the job they'd want. Certainly with a fraud conviction most jobs in government or banks or involving positions of trust are not going to happen.
Perhaps you could try to make restitution to the people you personally dealt with and defrauded.
By the way, everyone always claims they were one of many and had but a minor role.
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