Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

I worked for my brother as his bookkeeper for his small company back in 2007 to May 08. We both were signers on the bank account, however, he says I embezzled 33,000.00 but he can only prove 16,000.00. He has requested 500.00 monthly payments or he will go to the police. I have been paying him for 6 months now and I have not seen any of the paper work to support this, however, I know that I over stepped a little but not 33K. What if I decide not to pay him and take my chances in court? Also he 1099' me for 33K and I am sure the 16K is also in that amount. Isn�t that claiming the money twice? Finally, he had our mailed forwarded to his address and got one of my father�s checks and ended up depositing it into his bank. Got the proof and all!

Asked on 9/23/09, 1:11 pm

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Robert Marshall Law Office of Robert L, Marshall

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You're in a very difficult situation here and need to discuss the matter fully with a criminal defense attorney.

This isn't a do-it-yourself project like fixing a leaky faucet that you can handle with a little bit of advice over the Internet. To give you meaningful guidance, an attorney would have to completely review all of the information available -- and you shouldn't post more details on a public site like LawGuru where everyone, including your brother and the police, can read it. You've probably posted too much identifiable information already.

Answered on 9/24/09, 1:25 pm

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