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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Having advised business clients in employee embezzlement cases in the past, usually the attitude of the employer is (1) we don't want to look stupid or incompetent to our shareholders/directors/bosses (which we will if this gets out), and (2) we don't want to go through the time-suckage of prosecuting a crime, and (3) we don't want to trigger a retaliatory lawsuit (workers comp, wage claims, defamation or sexual harassment--take your pick because I've seen thieves file any or all of them), so if we get the money back quietly and the employee leaves after signing a full release, we're done.
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I worked for a place that had fired a business manager for stealing about 15K.
first try was to keep him on till he repaid. He stole just enough to cover the payments. so he was fired.
About a year and a half later they needed another business manager.
Guess who they hired?
And guess what happened almost immediately.
Steve B