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Date Posted: 10:19:47 08/26/02 Mon
Author: Tomas
Subject: framed by former employer

I worked as an accounting supervisor for a Chinese freight company for 5 years. During those 5 years I've heard words about upper management embezzeling company funds but didn't think much of it because afterall, I just work there... I figured if I do my job and keep my nose out of other people's business and I'll be fine. However, two months ago, they fired me abruptly because I found a customer who give us payments in the form of several checks that we weren't able to deposit them due to insufficient funds. I proceeded to handle them with standard company policy which was to make copies of those checks, inform the customer of the situation, mail the checks back to the customer, make entries to our legders indicating the problem, then finally notify the main office in China and my immediate supervisor about the situation and my handling of the situation.

Much to my surprise, the next day as I showed up for work, my manager stopped me at the front door and asked me to turn in my keys to the office and said that I've been terminated and demanded that I leave the company grounds. I was shocked and a bit confused... I privately asked my secretary about this and she indicated that she has heard that my manager and several upper management personnel has embezzled a large sum of money. And to cover this up, they needed a scapegoat from the local U.S. operation and unfortunately, they've targeted me.

They're suiing me for embezzlement even though I've provided all paper trail indicating the ins and outs of my bank accounts... They still wouldn't let up. I'm extremly frustrated and sick to my stomach about the leagal system because they can pick on any regular joe like me and totally turn my life upside down.

I have obtained a laywer and we've just "answered" the summon...

Does anyone have any comments or ideas to share, I would be very interested.

Thanks.

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