Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

I was terminated for suspicion of stealing $50,000.00

I was terminated about a year ago, along with another person, for suspicion of helping to direct deposit $50,000 into a fraudulent bank account. I worked a for billion dollar company who handled outsourced payroll for other companies, and setting up direct depoit was an everyday duty of my job. The reason I was pinpointed is because I set up the direct deposit (meaning the account number, not the actual $50,000 check) for the person in the system, but I had no way to know the check was fraudulent because it looked authentic and it came with the official in-house direct deposit authorization form. They tried to prosecute me criminally ( I even had to take a lie detector test)and failed, and civilly but dropped the case I'm guessing due to lack of evidence. My question is, is there anything legally I can do about this. This situation has been very stressful for me and it has been hard to get another job because of the circumstances I was fired under.

I would greatly appreciate any insight you can give me on this matter.


Asked on 3/10/03, 10:46 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Trang Tran Tran Law Firm L.L.P.

Re: I was terminated for suspicion of stealing $50,000.00

If the employer's criminal case against you were not successful, you may have a cause of action for malicious prosecution. You may also want to talk to a lawyer about a possible slander case.

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Answered on 3/10/03, 12:18 pm


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