Is this a white collar crime?

Saint Augustine, FL Viewed 222 times. Posted 11 months ago in White Collar Crime
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Before I left my job two years ago I put in raises for my employees. I think I may have put vacation time in wrong. I wasn't trained on how to enter raises or vacations and had the authority to issue them. The raises were not big but I'm not sure that I put the vacations in correctly. If an employee gets paid too much money on vacation after I left and I have no contact with them and didn't receive any economic benefit do I have to worry about an embezzelment charge? - Is this your question? Add additional information
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Garrick Neal Fox

Garrick Neal Fox

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This attorney is licensed in Florida and 1 other state. Posted 9 months ago. Flag as objectionable
You must have the intent to commit fraud before actions of this type are considered a crime. One is not convicted of a crime for making an honest mistake. In order for you to be charged with a crime, you usually would have to get some gain from what you did. If you where to get a "kick back" from the employees, that might be a crime. But here, you probably made a simple mistake.
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Brian Fenton McEvoy

Brian Fenton McEvoy

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This attorney is licensed in Georgia. Posted about 1 month ago. Flag as objectionable
As the above Attorney has indicated, in order to be convicted of a federal crime, the government must first prove that you had the intent to commit the crime. In your case, it sounds like you did not. Several things to consider are whether you had the authority to authorize the raises, whether the were justified, and whether you personally gained a financial benefit.

This answer is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice.
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