Q: Is it theft if lets say you decided to keep a bag of cash you got handed at the at a Walmart?
Lets say the bag of cash was ment to be properly allocated in the cash drawer for change and it amounted about $5000. But the cashier accidentally handed you that bag. And you decide to keep it and not return it. And spend it all as well.
A: That sounds like theft and/or conspiracy. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice website, www.AEesq.com. I practice law in CA, NY, MA, and DC in the following areas of law: Business & Contracts, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Education Law. This answer does not constitute legal advice; make any predictions, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship.
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Serious crime. While it sounds like an unlikely "accident," if it truly was an accident then there still may be a way to make things right. (Personal integrity will take a person much further in this game of life than $5000.) Criminal defense attorneys help people all the time with situations like this, regardless of the reason it occurred.
Know that most department stores have more cameras monitoring employee activity than customer activity, and there would have definitely been recording video of that cash traveling from the manager/supervisor to the cashier/register, etc. and probably to the bag and person that walked out with it. If this was a very recent event, do not be surprised if people involved are contacted by police sooner or later.
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