Case Results

A grocery store employee was recently charged with retail theft for using her personal rewards card when customers did not have their own card in order to obtain fuel perks (discounts on gasoline). The store became aware of this practice and notified the police since it constituted a loss to the store. It was apparent that the employee engaged in this conduct on a few separate occasions. The value of the loss was in excess of the $150 summary retail theft threshold, and the matter could have been prosecuted as a misdemeanor offense if Mr. Fienman did not get involved early on.

At the suggestion of her family member who is a past client, the woman reached out to discuss the matter with Philadelphia theft attorney Michael Fienman. One retained, Mr. Fienman began by negotiating with the Montgomery County detective to keep the offense at the summary offense level. After this was accomplished, attorney Fienman came to an agreement with the police and judge presiding on the cease. Ultimately, his client was required to participate in a remedial theft program through Aldersgate. By completing this program, the charges were subsequently dismissed and the woman is now eligible to have the incident expunged from her record.

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