Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia

wrong vendor payment
I worked for a recruiting company for almost 2 years. I quit to go back and get my MBA and help my wife out with her home based recruiting business, not in same industry as I worked before. Recently checks came in and one came in from a client that I worked with at my previous employer and got deposited into my wife�s business account. At the beginning of the month we realized it was not for any placements we had done and the money was never touched in the business account. I got a call yesterday from and investigator about the check and wanted to speak with me to get my side of the story. I have not yet spoken with the investigator and wanted to see what your thoughts on the matter are. I told the officer yesterday that we realized the mistake and would give the money back to my former boss, the check was for 5,000. I contacted my former boss yesterday and told him the check was mistakenly put into my wife's business account and I would give him the 5,000 back, he told me explain it to the police. My question is can I get into any criminal or legal trouble over this, please let me know.

Asked on 8/11/06, 10:40 am

Glenn M. Lyon, Esq. MacGREGOR LYON, LLC, Business Attorneys

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Re: wrong vendor payment

That is a criminal issue, not a business one. However, I can tell you that there would have to be some intent to kept the money at some point.

If you would like to discuss any issues further, please feel free to contact my office. My contact information is below. Thank you.

The foregoing is general information only, not specific legal advice. No attorney/client relation has been created or should be implied.

Answered on 8/21/06, 5:09 pm

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