Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Employee Theft

I work at a retail department store1day a week. I have made phony cash register returns and used the cash to make payments to my credit cards. My employer has discovered some returns and has found that in some cases the credit payments closly match the phony register returns. I have made letigimate payments as well(I have other associates process the transactions).They only have a name to match the card to me. No one witnessed these acts, and they are not caught on video tape. This is a second job(it used to be a primary job, I changed careers six months ago to a non money handling job, but have stayed on the payroll at the employers request, as I had worked there for 7 years. I used to handle payroll functions, and at times was forced to adjust any employee accrued overtime(including my own)and remove it. I have not returned to work since my employer phoned and accused and threatend me.The employer says that I must come into the store and talk. I am receiving phone calls, and pages on my new employer's pager, with threats of prosecution. In cases past, I have seen employees forced to sign admission statements. What should I do?? Do I have to go in and talk?? Is there a chance of prosecution with only paper evidence??

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