A true story for you to consider:
A very good friend lives with 2 other people. This friend must wear a gun at his job. He has a very elaborate safe that costs thousands and his weapons are secure. He rents the lower part of a single family home from a couple; also employed. Last year a 3rd person moved in; she's an old friend of the couple. No issues. 6 months ago, the couple informed my friend and the other roommate that an OLD friend of the wifes' (childhood) was going to move in with them. There's one thing that everyone had to know: she was getting out of prison after 12 years for theft/embezzlement. Yes, she is a convicted felon.
My good friend was concerned due to the state laws regarding weapons and convicted felons (they can not own or use a gun). In some states, they can not live in a home with weapons- would he have to move out? Was that fair for him? What exactly did she do?
Long story short, she stole 10 million from her company: a company that works specifically with the elderly and disabled. She stole from people she had known for more than 30 years; from people who TRUSTED her; from people who gave her gift cards, homemade goodies, cash,etc, because she was a bookkeeper and well, they don't make a lot of money.
They do when the steal.
She took that money and bought a luxury 3 bedroom condo with every upgrade you can imagine. She had a professional decorator travel the world to find her pieces to decorate her condo. Her chandelier alone cost $35,000. She took money and invested it so she could make MORE money for herself. She bought 2 cars; 1 was a junker- she drove that to work. The other, a Mercedes S class that cost over $125,000. She traveled first class everywhere when she went on vacation, bought CHANEL bags, jewelry from Tiffany's and Van Cleef (to name just 2) and lived a very nice life... for many, many years.
How was she caught? It's a SMALL world, folks. While on a vacation in Paris, she met 2 lovely women. They dined together, shopped and then said good bye. One day, one of these women walked in with her grand-daughter into the office and saw the woman working; she looked VERY different then she did in Paris. Something made her suspicious. You see, she was there to find out why her disabled sister had FAR less money in her account than she should. In the end, she did some digging, hired a private investigator and well.... the truth came out.
To say she is hated is an understatement by those who worked with her, under her and trusted her with their money. Her condo, cars,... ALL assets were seized. She MUST pay back the remaining balance. Her rules to live by as per the court:
*can not handle money, ever
*can not work where a vault is involved, ever
*can not be bonded
*no credit cards
*can not OWN property of ANY kind, not eve a car.
*can not have any savings.
The last 2 are in place UNTIL the balance is paid off of what she stole.
What job can she have? Pretty limited if you think about it. That said, the jobs she CAN have are "beneath her". She expects the people in the house to drive her everywhere and pay for her needs.
Dear friends is looking for a new place.
So, tell me, should her record be erased after serving her time? Should these limits be placed on her? Is it fair to her?
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