Having advised business clients in employee embezzlement cases in the past, usually the attitude of the employer is (1) we don't want to look stupid or incompetent to our shareholders/directors/bosses (which we will if this gets out), and (2) we don't want to go through the time-suckage of prosecuting a crime, and (3) we don't want to trigger a retaliatory lawsuit (workers comp, wage claims, defamation or sexual harassment--take your pick because I've seen thieves file any or all of them), so if we get the money back quietly and the employee leaves after signing a full release, we're done.
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