Criminal charges dropped in grand larceny from employer (Manhattan)
2019
Our client was arrested for stealing over $2,000 from an employer. Before consulting with us, our client gave a lengthy confession to the employer who wrote everything down, had our client sign it, and then handed it to the NYPD. Our client initially had a different lawyer but when this lawyer was insisting that our client take a felony conviction, we were contacted for help. It was slow going in the beginning because the case had already been negotiated but we were able to present a lot more mitigating information to show the prosecutor that they didn’t consider everything. We were able to negotiate a deal where initially our client would plead guilty to a misdemeanor but after performing some community service and avoiding arrest, could have this misdemeanor removed and replaced only with a non-criminal violation. This deal avoided a felony, jail, probation, and avoided a criminal record.