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Ebay Problems (Poss. Theft By Deception charges against me)

In February 2006 me and a friend of mying were selling xbox 360s , alot was going well untill an xbox here and there would not get sent there was a total of 3 events. 2 which were refunded right away , and the third pursued the matter and was told she would have to get an attorney for a civil matter (claims court) , now its April 2007 and my friends paypal account seems to be owed 1600.00 (Meaning owed to paypal) , and they went upon bringing it to the police and denying that he recieved any money , what they brought were ebay recipts to the officer stating they were owed that money , the thing is it was never there money that was spent on these items yet a detective is telling me i stole it from my friend but i never took a dollar from him. now im being told the detective is trying to charge me with theft by deception is this possible? (and this was already a case back in march 06 which was closed) , and the 4th and final incident was a laptop which i was sent a cheack and never cashed it do to certain suspicions , and riped it up can any one help


Asked on 4/19/07, 8:05 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: Ebay Problems (Poss. Theft By Deception charges against me)

If you are being criminally charged, which it sounds like, you will need an attorney. E-bay and Paypal are particularly dangerous because they frequently involve interstate transactions and if you do not deliver what is promised, you can end up in U.S. District Court paying an attorney $5,000 and up even for a plea.

I have handled this type of case and if you are local to my area, I'd be happy to talk with you about the matter.

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Answered on 4/20/07, 11:34 am
Daniel Cevallos Cevallos & Wong, LLP

Re: Ebay Problems (Poss. Theft By Deception charges against me)

The facts as you have presented them are not very clear, but you should definitely talk to private counsel. Feel free to contact our offices. We do not charge for initial consultations. You should definitely be represented by counsel if they charge you.

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Answered on 4/20/07, 12:14 pm


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