Orange County Embezzlement Lawyer

Embezzlement and Employee Theft in California

Embezzlement is a white collar crime that involves an employee or person in a position of responsibility in a company misappropriating or stealing funds or property, without authorization and for personal use. Depending on the amount of money involved as well as any prior convictions of this kind, a defendant may face misdemeanor or felony embezzlement charges.

Have you been accused of embezzling company funds? You may be in danger not only of losing your job, but of having limited employment opportunities in the future. If you are convicted, you may face imprisonment as well as heavy fines and financial restitution. To protect your future, you will need to work with a competent Orange County white collar crime attorney. The right attorney can apply his or her legal knowledge and experience to conducting an independent investigation and building a strong defense strategy on your behalf that allows you to reach the best possible outcome for your case.

About Embezzlement

Embezzlement differs from typical theft crime charges because the defendant would have been entrusted with the property or money that he or she is accused of taking. Embezzlement is also often referred to as employee theft or employee fraud in California. Following are the factors that the prosecuting attorney must prove in seeking a conviction for embezzlement:

• The victim (individual or company) entrusted the defendant with certain property or money, based upon an established relationship of trust, and
• The defendant intentionally deprived or attempted to deprive the victim of that property, by taking it or misappropriating it as the defendant's own.

Learn how a skilled lawyer at our firm can challenge the embezzlement charges you are facing. Contact an Orange County embezzlement lawyer at the Law Offices of Fred Thiagarajah today!