I've spent the last week fielding calls from new clients who have been arrested for retail fraud in malls and stores all around Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw County. These are all good people who found themselves in a bad situation, making a bad choice. Nobody was hurt, items were recovered, but the law doesn't care, because courts, prosecutors and judges need to be paid. Your prosecution pays the government bills.
Even if you're a first offender and you're caught with an item of very little value, you will be prosecuted and face misdemeanor charges. A retail fraud misdemeanor will stay on your record and could severely limit your ability to get student loans and work in certain industries. The offense of retail fraud also carries between 93 days and 1 year in jail for misdemeanor charges on top of extensive probation, fines and costs.
The holiday season tends to be a time where a lot of people get caught shoplifting, because of pressure to buy gifts and stress in your life. Stores are also employing extra security, both uniform and plain clothes. The guy or girl next to you who looks like a shopper is probably an undercover cop or store security. You may think nobody is watching, but most likely, someone is indeed watching you, and you will be caught.
Fortunately these good people who are stopped for shoplifting end up hearing about me from friends or family or by searching on the internet. Potential clients learn that I have a unique pro-active approach to retail fraud cases in Michigan where I setup a plan with my client early in the case, and if they follow all of my instructions and work as a team, I can usually get them more favorable outcomes than if they went with another attorney who doesn't do what I do. My plan involves a number of key steps and a time commitment, but judges and prosecutors have bought into my plan in the past, which has resulted in keeping my clients out of jail and cases dismissed or reduced. Now that is not a guarantee that every case will have that outcome, but based on my experience with these cases, I am confident in my approach and clients thank me for getting them into my program.
Clients tell me weeks and months later that they felt like they were actively improving their situation everyday rather than waiting around for the next court date. Time is your friend in criminal cases, and we need to use that time wisely to benefit your case.
If you or someone you love has been arrested for retail fraud in Michigan this holiday season, give me a call at 248-924-9458 or visit my website to contact me. I will want to know what city or town your case happened, if you already have a court date and some background information on yourself. From there we will discuss your options, and I will decide if I can help you, and if I can take you on as a client. The faster we work together, the more of a potential positive impact we can have on your case.
Even if you're a first offender and you're caught with an item of very little value, you will be prosecuted and face misdemeanor charges. A retail fraud misdemeanor will stay on your record and could severely limit your ability to get student loans and work in certain industries. The offense of retail fraud also carries between 93 days and 1 year in jail for misdemeanor charges on top of extensive probation, fines and costs.
The holiday season tends to be a time where a lot of people get caught shoplifting, because of pressure to buy gifts and stress in your life. Stores are also employing extra security, both uniform and plain clothes. The guy or girl next to you who looks like a shopper is probably an undercover cop or store security. You may think nobody is watching, but most likely, someone is indeed watching you, and you will be caught.
Fortunately these good people who are stopped for shoplifting end up hearing about me from friends or family or by searching on the internet. Potential clients learn that I have a unique pro-active approach to retail fraud cases in Michigan where I setup a plan with my client early in the case, and if they follow all of my instructions and work as a team, I can usually get them more favorable outcomes than if they went with another attorney who doesn't do what I do. My plan involves a number of key steps and a time commitment, but judges and prosecutors have bought into my plan in the past, which has resulted in keeping my clients out of jail and cases dismissed or reduced. Now that is not a guarantee that every case will have that outcome, but based on my experience with these cases, I am confident in my approach and clients thank me for getting them into my program.
Clients tell me weeks and months later that they felt like they were actively improving their situation everyday rather than waiting around for the next court date. Time is your friend in criminal cases, and we need to use that time wisely to benefit your case.
If you or someone you love has been arrested for retail fraud in Michigan this holiday season, give me a call at 248-924-9458 or visit my website to contact me. I will want to know what city or town your case happened, if you already have a court date and some background information on yourself. From there we will discuss your options, and I will decide if I can help you, and if I can take you on as a client. The faster we work together, the more of a potential positive impact we can have on your case.
