card fraud Question And Answer
I was caught for credit card fraud-now what?
I live in Massachusetts.
When I was 15 I stole someone's credit card number and tried to buy a dvd online. Needless to say i was caught and now it's on my juvinile record. Credit card fraud! It sounds so bad I can barely say it out loud. It's my only flaw on my recocrd. Nothing else but this. No criminal record. My record is not sealed. I'm 20 and in college for criminal justice. Is all hope lost for getting a job in this field? Will government agencies look at this and not accept me? Should i just quit now? This has been bothering me for so long and I feel so hopeless. Can someone shed light on this? Can someone with the knoledge tell me if this will disqualify me from getting a job as a police officer (for example)?
Working in the criminal justice field is my dream and i want to follow my dream. I know it's credit card fraud but doesn't the fact that it's juvinile make any difference? I was 15 years old! Do I have a chance? With a BS from Northeastern??
Respectfully,
Mike
Answers
You, my friend, are screwed.
Your post is somewhat confusing but it sounds like you are saying CURRENTLY this is on your record (at 20). This seems odd but I suppose it could happen. I am sure you have avenues to take like hire a lawyer to get this item expunged from your record. Do some research online there are avenues you can go down to get this worked out.
Juvenile records are always sealed when you turn 18. They could be opened by a court order in some very severe cases but it would take committing another crime and that crime would have to be very bad.
haha Oh that sucks! You're screwed. Credit Card fraud is a federal offense. I have a friend doing 8 years in prison for credit fraud and check cashing.
It would make sense if the government wouldn't hire you for that offense on your record, even though it happened when you were a minor.
You should've changed your IP and sent the DVDs to some other adress!! You should've just bought gift cards!
haha good luck with that
The first comment is true.... bad luck... not that luck had anything to do with it... BAD DECISION =)
