Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

i was fired from lets say company x for stealing $1073 the lp investigator had me sign a paper saying i stole the money and they called a police officer i did not get arrested because the officer said since the lp investigator ask me if i would be willing too pay them back that is a civil Agreement in florida and said if the company wants to prosecute they would have too handle it in civil court so i signed a promissory note saying i would pay them back and i got a letter from neal c tenen saying i owe them 200 from section 772.11 plus what i owe of 549 cause they keep my last pay check of 600 so my question is what can they do to me can they put me in jail for theft or is it civil now and i just pay them back that i said i would pay them back This happen at the end of dec 2011 and i filed for unemployment with company x and can they do anything to me by filing unemployment since i was fired for theft and have to pay them back


Asked on 3/24/12, 11:04 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

There are a lot of unknowns to your question. I strongly suggest you sit down with an attorney and review the agreements you have and talk about the facts of the case.

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Answered on 3/26/12, 11:16 am
Jonathan Hackworth Blumenauer Hackworth, P.A.

I agree with my colleague. There may also be potential issues in light of your claim unemployment since you arguably resigned to avoid proseuction. You need to sit down with an attorney to discuss the matter in light of all the variables. Good luck.

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Answered on 3/25/13, 10:56 am


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