imtheone55
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Accused of petty theft in NY state at a store , was not arrested and no police were called, was told that I am not banned from the store and I would be getting a call or letter from the (deleted store) attorney for up to 5 times the value of the accused theft amount $ 14.75 in theft , received the letter from a attorney out of state , questions are, should I pay the $75.00 penalty fee or wait to see if they press charges against me ? First time this has happened to me , the letter is a very legitimate one with a case file number and the way it sounds ? I have about 15 days left to pay , it does state that they accept cash ( I presume this is if you live in the same town as their office is ? What's the chances of charges being filed on this ? Thank you for any help you may provide , I do not need a lecture just honest advice , also had to sign paperwork in the security office but was not given a copy of what I signed , please some real good advice and not a lecture I'm 60 yrs old and I did not intend to steal , yes your thinking that I did not intend on getting caught, heard that before but please let me know what I should do with the letter and this hanging over my head ? Remember the letter has a case file number on it ?
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