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Brother hospitalized and potential legal problems -- in GA (self.legaladvice)

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So my brother is hospitalized after a sudden health emergency and his apartment has basically been abandoned for weeks. Unfortunately I recently learned that my boyfriend took some things from the apartment during that time. I had nothing to do with this, but in the past I may have mentioned to him what valuables my brother has, where they are located as well as details about how to gain access. No one has noticed the missing items yet -- since no one is watching or taking care of the place at all -- but I'm worried that at some point my boyfriend or even myself could become accused. I believe that the value is in the range of 2000-3000 but it could be 4000. My boyfriend sold them but hasn't told me where or for how much and he has kept the money.

Other than that, during this time I have asked a few friends and acquaintances if they would donate to help my brother, like towards his bills, while obviously he isn't working. But those actually were paid out of my brother's savings. The total of the donations I misspent is not a lot, in the high hundreds of dollars.

Between these two issues, if something goes wrong, what kind of legal trouble could I get into?

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[–]Napalmenator 29ポイント30ポイント  (1子コメント)

TLDR: op told her awesome boyfriend how to break into her hospitalized brother home and steal things and sell them. She then solicited donations for her brother and spent the money in herself.

How long will op spend in jail

[–]malachi23 17ポイント18ポイント  (0子コメント)

Long enough to kick the habit, that's for sure.

[–]malachi23 20ポイント21ポイント  (2子コメント)

So what kinds of drugs are you and your boyfriend addicted to?

You committed fraud. Your boyfriend committed breaking and entering, larceny, trafficking stolen goods, and who knows what else -- enough felonies that he'll need a good lawyer to get a lower sentence.

[–]Napalmenator 12ポイント13ポイント  (1子コメント)

I think the only really question is whether or not she can be pinned as an accomplice to the bf robbery. She provided the intel. I can't see any other reason one says " hey you know I have a key to my brothers house and he has a laptop in the top drawer and a bunch of money in his sock drawer. Just sayin"

[–]malachi23 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

I may have mentioned to him what valuables my brother has, where they are located as well as details about how to gain access

There are a lot of "ands" there. Like, in what kind of conversation do you happen to detail out the kinds of valuables, their location in the residence, and how to get access to the residence? That doesn't sound like typical TV dinner chit-chat.

[–]illegalprose 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

Besides jail, you're looking at a lifetime of a guilty conscience. Hopefully.

Just imagine your brother recovering, finding out, and then telling the family about.

Ten years later after you and your boyfriend are finally out of jail, your brother says something like this:

Do you remember the time when I almost died and had to go to the hospital for a couple of months and your boyfriend broke into my house after you told him how? Do you also remember how you raised money for my hospital stay from friends, and then decided to keep it and spend it on yourself?

Do me a favor, stay away from my kids and stay out of my life.

[–]CujoCrunch 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

guilty conscience

I doubt it.

[–]plabadajan 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

1-5 years in jail (possibly up to 10 if the value of what was stolen is greater than what you think), a felony conviction that will haunt you for the rest of your life, and everyone in your family and probably entire community thinking you're trash.

[–]SeeBeWhy 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

Multiple felonies worth of legal trouble, potentially. When the police find you, don't talk to them without a lawyer. Get a lawyer.

[–]CujoCrunch 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

I had nothing to do with this, but in the past I may have mentioned to him what valuables my brother has, where they are located as well as details about how to gain access.

"Hey, would you like to know where my brother keeps this particular list of valuables and how exactly to get them?" I've never had a "casual conversation" like that in my life, including with my husband of many years. That's not going to pass the sniff-test for a jury.