Overview
Embezzlement offense is a very similar kind of larceny crimes in Virginia. However, you have to be sure about whom you trust regarding your property or money. As because, in embezzlement offenses, people who we are trust a lot and put all the in charge of holding our money or property, they take this in charge in a wrongful manner, and you will face having lots of property or money loss.
Although, this type of crime takes place when a person is attempting a crime of larceny but with his/her trusted person. People should have to understand this, that nowadays, you can’t trust anyone especially, your own employee or workers. When you put an authority to take care of your money or property to your employee or worker and later on, he/she sell the thing in a good value, then the charge would be declared as a misdemeanor or a felony, and punishments will take place accordingly on the crime strengthen and the value of the property or money.
When punishment is announced against the offender, he/she may stay in prison for up to years or sometimes, months, just in case, when they commit petty offense embezzlement.
embezzlement charges and penalties
Under the code section of § 18.2-95 or § 18.2-96 in Virginia, if a person attempts such crime in where he/she fraudulently and wrongfully use, distribute of, secrete or embezzle any cash, bill, record, check, layout, draft, security, receipt, bill of shipping or any other special property, real or vague, which he/she shall have accepted for another or even for his/her employer, administrator or bailor, or by power of his/her office, support, or employment, or which he/she shall have been committed or given to him by other person or via any court, organization or company, he/she shall be sentenced of embezzlement.
Though, evidence of embezzlement shall be enough to favor the command of larceny. Any person who has been charged with the charge of embezzlement may be considered as a case of larceny, and even though, he/she may go through those punishments which are appointed to the theft.
However, whenever you have charged with such offenses include embezzlement or larceny, you may go through severe penalties and other punishments according to the category of the crime.
When we talk about penalties, the person who has been charged with the first offense embezzlement in Virginia may go through 12 months stay in prison with a fine of $2,500, and the charge may be considered as a misdemeanor.
Also, when a person charged with the second offense embezzlement, he/she may go through 30 days to 12 months imprison with a fine of $2,500.
Moreover, when a person charged with the third offense embezzlement, he/she may go through 5 to 20 years imprisoned with a fine of $2,500, and the charge is considered as a felony.
These penalties can go up to more than that if the offender found guilty in his/her previous charges of larceny as well.