Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

I worked for my brother as his bookkeeper for his small company back in 2007 to May 08. We both were signers on the bank account, however, he says I embezzled 33,000.00 but he can only prove 16,000.00. He has requested 500.00 monthly payments or he will go to the police. I have been paying him for 6 months now and I have not seen any of the paper work to support this, however, I know that I over stepped a little but not 33K. What if I decide not to pay him and take my chances in court? Also he 1099' me for 33K and I am sure the 16K is also in that amount. Isn�t that claiming the money twice? Finally, he had our mailed forwarded to his address and got one of my father�s checks and ended up depositing it into his bank. Got the proof and all!


Asked on 9/23/09, 1:11 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert Marshall Law Office of Robert L, Marshall

You're in a very difficult situation here and need to discuss the matter fully with a criminal defense attorney.

This isn't a do-it-yourself project like fixing a leaky faucet that you can handle with a little bit of advice over the Internet. To give you meaningful guidance, an attorney would have to completely review all of the information available -- and you shouldn't post more details on a public site like LawGuru where everyone, including your brother and the police, can read it. You've probably posted too much identifiable information already.

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Answered on 9/24/09, 1:25 pm
OCEAN BEACH ASSOCIATES OCEAN BEACH ASSOCIATES

You should have an attorney mediate the situation so that you pay what is owed and this does not result in criminal charges. Contact me directly.

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Answered on 10/11/09, 1:22 pm


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