Took advantage of the wrong opportunity…
Posted by Lost Soul in Regret on Apr 23rd, 2010 | 12 commentsWorking as a teller for JPMorgan, I embezzeled over $250,000 from them. At first, it was due to an error in their system. This error spat out cash from a cash dispenser but didn’t register the amount it gave out. Over time, I discovered that I could force the system to give out cash at will. It was simply too easy to stop. I gave money to customers who needed it and paid for things that family members really needed. I helped many people and was generous but I also bought a new BMW M3 and a Nissan GTR. I bought all new appliances and furniture for my mom. I clubbed the living soul out of Las Vegas. I began to feel empty and wasted. I knew I didn’t deserve all the money so I turned myself in… I didn’t have any money left over to return to JpMorgan so they are in court right now. The shittiest part of all this is that I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. I know I’m not a bad person. I’m 21 and have never committed a crime like this and just thinking about what I’ve done is torturing… I don’t know what I should think… Can someone say anything? anything?
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You are a hero in my book. Why on earth did you turn yourself in? Did robin hood turn himself in? I think not.
you sir should win an award
FLEE TO ANOTHER COUNRTY!
I don’t think Robin Hood bought necessities such as cars, appliances and trips to Vegas. Sorry, he is not quite on the “Martyr” level. I used to steal shit from bars all the time. It’s not quite 200 some odd thousand, but I can readily say that you feel like a douche bag because you steal shit, and if you don’t steal shit you wont feel like as big of a douche bag. Tried and true, as I am an example. It was good of you to turn yourself in, hopefully they go light on you. Good luck the next time you try to get a job at JPMorgan.
yeah, what you did was wrong, but still, you showed courage by turning yourself in.. it was the right and honorable thing to do. kudos to you.
Why did you turn yourself in? All you did was become grist for the court mill. And, since you don’t have the money to repay them, all you will get out of this is prosecuted and imprisoned-not any kind of closure for repaying the money…THAT makes you commendable or somehow morally honorable?
I have worked as a prosecutor and defense attorney and it never ceases to amaze me how people feel like submitting yourself to the sausage factory that is our justice system is somehow the “right” thing to do. Don’t kid youself-you have offered yourself up to a system driven by money, egotism and love of power. That is a courthouse full of judges, not a temple/church. It does not offer absolution. Those people don’t care. They just want your hide.
You’ll see.
What they dont know wont hurt…WHY did you turn yourself in? STUPID move…. Good luck in federal prison.
Alright, we’ve heard both sides of what people think. You did a good thing, but it was stupid as well. You’re definately going to have to pay for this and I guess all you can do is either stay positive and go with the flow, or leave the country. Your choice.
Can we say…….STUPID!!!!
Everyone makes mistakes and you just got carried away. The fact that you used a lot of the money to help people says a lot about your character, so you can’t be a bad person. Yes, you shouldn’t have taken the money and you shouldn’t have done what you did but, in the grand scheme of crimes that are committed, this is quite a victimless one. So a huge firm has to go to court, I’m sure it’s got millions to pay its legal costs and sort it out. The main thing is you confessed and did the right thing in the end. I hope you find another job and manage to get through this difficult time.
Man its a bank they steal from you and me everyday. Many people would do the same. Look up “Fractional reserve banking”
How exactly did you do this?