Q: What are the odds of me getting jail time for theft of $50,000?
I have an Arraignment Hearing next week & I am being accused of embezzlement of $50,000 I have never committed a crime this is my first offense. I live in Maryland. I wanted to know what’s the likely hood I will go to jail? & if I go to jail is it like a minimum security prison or is it like normal prison. Sorry for the crazy questions I am just really scared.
A: Impossible to say with any certainty. Jail is possible if not probable with such an amount, but probation or home confinement is also possible. If this is embezzlement from an employer of yours the risk is greater. The length of time of any jail sentence imposed could be served in a local detention center as opposed to a state penitentiary, but there are no “minimum security” prisons in state facilities unless you’re in a work release type program, or you are being charged in federal court. The federal Bureau of Prisons operates minimum security prisons. Hire a lawyer at once, and do not post anything further online.
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