Fairfax County Embezzlement Attorney

Speak with a proven Fairfax County Embezzlement Attorney

At the Flynn Law Firm, we recognize how serious theft related crimes are, and how they can affect you and your livelihood, especially in Virginia.  They can cause problems with employers, education, and many of these charges have serious collateral consequences, such as the loss of a security clearance, the right to vote or possess a firearm, and/or immigration consequences.  You need a proven Fairfax County Embezzlement Attorney to fight for you.

Embezzlement is different than most types of theft related charges.  In a typical theft charge, the alleged perpetrator is often a stranger or someone unknown to the owner of the property that is stolen.  In cases of embezzlement, it is the opposite.  The alleged thief, is someone known to the owner of the property, and someone whom the owner has placed in a position of trust.

In an embezzlement case, the alleged thief has been given permission by the owner of property, and is usually an employee.  That employee is then accused of taking the owner’s property for their own purposes.  For example, an employee is working at a register of a store, and is provided $100 in cash by a customer.  The $100 belongs to the store, and the store owner has given the employee permission to collect the money for the sale of their goods.  If the employee pockets that $100, they can be charged with embezzlement.  In all cases of embezzlement, whether it’s an actual employee or not, the alleged embezzler will have to have had some relationship of trust with the owner, and abused that trust.

Like the other theft related charges, the seriousness of an embezzlement charge will be tethered to the value amount of the item allegedly stolen.  If the value of the item is under $200, then it will be a Class 1 Misdemeanor.  If it is over $200, then it will be a Class 4 Felony.

If you or someone you care about has been charged in Fairfax County with embezzlement or another theft-related offense, contact the Flynn Law Firm for a free consultation.  We are an African American law firm with 8 years of experience with embezzlement cases in Fairfax County.  These charges are serious, you deserve to be represented by an attorney that you trust and that will fight for you to the very end.  Give us a call today for a free consultation.