Can I press charges on someone who stole my wallet and then gave it back?
I suppose you could, but think of what your motive for doing so would be?Revenge? To teach a lesson? Anything short of these and you’re most likely wasting your time.Now, you can call the police, but chances are they won’t arrest her. With the courts and the jails so desperately backed up and overwhelmed, arresting someone for stealing a wallet, and then returning it with nothing missing will not only take a lot of your time, but also the time of a myriad of officials from the police, a detective, a fingerprint specialist, a video specialist, DA, court reporter, asst. DA, etc… Chances are if the suspect has no record, the DA will go for a plea-bargain. There’s no way they would take something so mundane to trial at the expense of a full blown trial. But, if she has no record, chances are the judge will simply throw the case out for failing to serve society in the interest of justice.I know it doesn’t seem fair, but let it be a lesson as to who you consider your friend and who you trust. I for one learned a long time ago not to leave valuable items out where wondering hands can take what are not theirs.Remember, it is your responsibility to prove a crime. Not hers to prove her innocence. She could very easily and most likely will claim she was never going to keep it. All it takes is one juror of 12 to vote not guilty and it’s all over. She walks for good.If it were me, she would no longer be a friend and I would make sure everyone that knows her, knows what she did. That alone just might be worse than a day in jail which is most likely what she might get if even that.
Is it considered stealing if someone won't repay money you've lent them?
I lent someone a couple of dollars for lunch a few times MONTHS ago, amounting up to about 15-20 dollars. Now she yells at me whenever i ask about it saying "well i don't have a job" with an annoyed look on her face. Today she said "well im not rich like you!" and then stomped away when i asked her. The funny thing is that my family is not even rich. She assumes everyone but her is rich. I lent her the money before anyone knew she was like this. we're both 14.
What is the punishment if someone steals your tax returns?
If you mail your own return and they steal it from the mail they have committed a federal offense. The post office will prosecute them. One thing about taxes is you need to understand that a tax return is just paper you can always print another one. A tax refund on the other hand is money you over paid the government. If you didn't sign your return they filed it for you and since she seems to have not only stolen a copy of your tax return but stolen your refund she has committed tax fraud. The IRS has a criminal investigation department. Complain that you didn't get a refund and that you suspect it was stolen. If you put her bank account on for direct deposit they shouldn't have allowed it since the return was in your name and the bank account wasn't. Have you called the person who stole your return and refund and demanded your money?
What happens when someone steals money from a bank?
Are you talking about bank robbery? Or identity theft -- someone hijacking a person's identity and emptying that person's account? FDIC only insures depositors against bank failure. It is NOT insurance for any individual account. If you believe someone has made unauthorized withdrawals from your account, first contact your bank and get details on what is going on, then freeze/close that account if there has indeed been unauthorized access. Then go to the police with the bank info and file a police report. You need copies of the police report to freeze and place fraud alerts on your credit reports. Do all 3 -- Experian, Equifax & TransUnion. Also file reports with the FTC (see their website). Check your Social Security records for anything amiss, and if so file complaint with SocSecAdmin if someone appears to be using your SSN to work (sign of an illegal alien using SSN-theft to work illegally & steal money & get credit). If there are signs of an illegal alien using your SSN to work, etc, report all the details you can possibly obtain to ICE Hotline.
DO YOU LIKE PAYING TAXES so our money is misappropriated to scumbags?
I don't like paying one cent to those communists in Washington.
Is it illegal to steal money from drug dealers? The dealers cannot call the police or file a report for being robbed because they are criminals. What happens when dealers get robbed of money or drugs? Does it happen?
True story. Many years ago, a friend of mine who had a bad coke habit paid a large sum of cash to his drug dealer, in expectation of receiving coke. This was a person he considered a “friend” with whom he had made many similar deals in the past. Well, the dealer was experiencing cash flow problems so spent my friend’s money and did not deliver any coke. He promised that when some other deals went through he would have more cash and would make good. My friend, being an addict, did not like the idea of waiting for his drugs so he broke into the dealer’s apartment and took his high-end stereo, and let him know he could have his stereo back when he got his coke. He assumed as many might that of course a drug dealer is not going to involve the police in such a dispute. But he assumed wrong — the dealer promptly called the cops who got a warrant and searched my friend’s apartment and found the stereo. They then went to my friend’s work location and took him out in cuffs. My friend told his story but of course the drug dealer denied being a drug dealer and the cops did not even bother searching his place for drugs, which in any case they probably wouldn’t have found since he was not an idiot. My friend ended up with a burglary conviction on his record, which cost him the high-paying financial service job that funded his coke addiction, along with any chance of similar future employment. He later committed suicide in despair. Moral of the story: drug addiction is bad and makes people do very stupid things, and drug dealers are probably not people who should be relied upon to act honorably, so it is best to avoid drugs and drug dealers altogether. But in any case, theft is theft in the eyes of the law and the fact that the “victim” is a scumbag drug dealer or that the stolen property was ill-gotten are not legal excuses if you are caught.
Is stolen cash an allowed deduction on tax returns?
If it is tax time and someone stole money from you last year, you can deduct the amount of the stolen cash on your federal income tax return. Of course, the Internal Revenue Service will want documentation that proves your claim. You are not allowed to deduct it if you lost or misplaced the cash.Common Scenarios:You can deduct the loss if someone burglarized your room and took money without your consent. If someone took the cash from a lost wallet or purse, or if she picked your pocket and stole the money, you can claim the deduction. Likewise, you can deduct the loss if you are the victim of a mugging or robbery and your money is taken. A police report will bolster your claim.Rare Examples:According to the IRS, you are allowed to deduct a cash loss if you paid someone blackmail or a kidnapping ransom. You can deduct a loss if you order an item on the Internet, do not receive it and cannot get your money back from the seller. Unauthorized withdrawals from your bank account may also be deductible if you are unlikely to recover the funds.Nondeductible Losses:You cannot deduct a cash loss if, for example, you hid some money in a can in the backyard and are unable to find it again. If you have invested money in a certain stock and its price dropped because of corporate misdeeds, such as bad accounting, you cannot claim it as a cash loss on your taxes, but you may be able to claim it as a capital loss if you itemize your tax return.Proof Positive:The IRS will not take your word that the cash was stolen; it wants some proof. You must have a good idea of when the theft happened and written evidence that the theft was reported. A police report is ideal, but the IRS will accept any reasonable form of proof. You also have to demonstrate that you had the cash and it belonged to you legally. You cannot expect to recover the money at some future time. If your friend or roommate owes you money, for example, you cannot write off the debt as theft.References:Internal Revenue Service: Publication 547 -- Casualties, Disasters and Thefts -- TheftInternal Revenue Service: Publication 547 -- Casualties, Disasters and Thefts -- Proof of LossInternal Revenue Bulletin 2009-14: Issue 1 -- Theft LossAuthor:Susan Kerr.
I think my stepson stole from us. Can I call the police without 100% proof?
My stepson is 12. He has stolen from my husband and I and also from my brother before. However, he no longer lives with us so I thought that we wouldn't have to deal with him stealing from us anymore. I had about $700.00 in a fire proof lock box, that was set aside to pay our property taxes. I know that he knew the money was in there, because right before school started this year, I got into the box and I had a little over $800.00 and I took out $100.00 to buy him and my son school clothes. He had walked by my door when I was getting the money out, so I know he knew I had money in that box. I kept the keys by my jewelry box and I know he probably saw me put it back. If someone had broken in and stole it, they wouldn't have passed up everything else in the house, just to take that money, plus a robber wouldn't have known to go straight to my bedroom and look in that box. His mother is going to try to get to the bottom of this this afternoon. Can I call the police with little proof?