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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Expungement may help felons get jobs

Q: Hello,

I am on probation for misusing my expense account and accepted a plea bargain that gave me a Suspended Imposition of Sentence for : Felony Theft Class B. This SIS technically is not a conviction. However, it comes up in background checks and I can't pass the check. Consequently, I can't get a second chance. Most of the programs that I find are not for people on probation. Do you have any suggestions? I have a degree and 7 years of high level medical sales experience ranging from medical devices to pharmaceuticals?

Thanks for your help.

A: Your conviction is probably dependent on the completion of the terms of your deferment. Once the terms are completed, the original charges will be dropped. When this is done, you should try to get the charges expunged. I'm not sure how expungement works in your state. You should get legal help getting this done.

I hope this helps.

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1 comments:

  1. i was charged with 245a1 felony (which i know is a wobbler). I was told by my lawyer that 16 to 18 months from my conviction date that i'll be able to reduce it to a misdemeanor and eventually expunged. My question is,will a felony reduced to a misdemeanor show up in a 10 year background check as a felony? same goes if it was expunged. Will it still show up in a 10 year background check?

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