Submitted by RamaSchneider t3_10pvhvx in vermont
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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j6mf5ps wrote
Both.
The only sketchy one was paying the bf for hours not worked. The others sound like stupid “I don’t know the rules” mistakes. The hours one though... everybody knows you don’t get paid when you don’t work.
At this level is doesn’t seem to rise to the level of 100 years behind bars, seems more like a slap on the wrist type crime than a go directly to jail crime,
Rogers_Ebert t1_j6mo38n wrote
There are multiple corroborated instances of her falsifying time cards. This shows a pattern not someone being "overwhelmed". Another interesting case of Rama coming out swinging for criminals. Rama thinks its ok to commit fraud but not ok to defend your family, life, and property.
deadowl t1_j6n91aw wrote
For the other issues, would they even be issues if the boyfriend wasn't getting paid?
thisoneisnotasbad t1_j6nlu6u wrote
Yes, I think they would but they would be dealt with differently. If you take the responsibility to be the biller you need to know the rules.
deadowl t1_j6ofdbx wrote
I was thinking along the lines of the money going to the boyfriend meaning there wasn't enough money to pay the actual care givers. Comes off like a miniature Ponzi scheme if you were to think of it that way.
TheTowerBard t1_j6ms4m4 wrote
We should hold this kind of empathy and look at the root causes of things for all crime and issues in our society. That said, she still did wrong and that should be addressed in some way. But destroying her life with jail time and heavy fines seems way over the top. Especially in a country where mega corporations and finance firms get away with insane financial crimes daily. The rich constantly cheat on their taxes and simultaneously make sure we don’t have the resources to properly investigate them. This lady and her few thousand dollars are nothing.