
Theft charges for unauthorized removal of food destined for disposal
You are an employee of a food company, and together with an accomplice, who is also a coworker, you took food products destined for disposal without authorization from the company. Several months later, you and your coworkers were discovered by the company and were investigated by the police for grand theft. ■ Case Issues The client acknowledged his wrongdoing and was deeply remorseful for taking the food products belonging to the victim company without permission. However, the client had to explain that he was told by his team leader that the food products were to be disposed of, and that he took them home because he did not want to waste them and did not intentionally steal them. In addition, the client and his accomplices did not conspire to commit the crime, so it was important to change the crime from grand theft to simple theft. The client's defense lawyers compared the number of days the client committed the crime with the actual number of crimes, and concluded that the days when the client did not commit the crime should be excluded, and that the client only accidentally committed the crime with his accomplices.