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Old Apr 24, 2017, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sorry4Ever View Post
I hope this is the right place for this. I have recently been charged with selling on branded items I thought were illegal to sell. I was also charged with mail fraud and wire fraud. I feel like I'm losing it. By the end of the day when I go to bed my mind is so tired that I actually fall asleep but I wake up early With the worst case scenario's in my head. I'm so afraid of going to prison because I'm 55 years old. I have two dogs that totally depend on me and I don't know anyone who would take them. I have to prepare for the worst but I can't shut it off in my mind. I have such total regret but I can't forgive myself. My mother passed away four months after they showed up At my house to take everything I had. It has now been three years and I was just charged a month ago. My court date and trial are not until October but My court appointed attorney has not given me any sort of hope. I know I'm a good person and I've donated my time to rescues including thousands of dollars. Right now I'm helping out at a rescue three nights a week and trying to find a job. The problem with The job part is if I get a job pretrial services will then call them and let them know that I've been charged with a crime. How am I supposed to keep a job if that happens? I'm so confused about all of this because I just want a chance to go on with my life and do the right things. I will never fall for the Scam again. I thought I was helping people and I was but I was not doing it the legal way. It wasn't drugs but it was fillers and Botox from China. Don't get me wrong, the quality was top-notch but had I realized it was not legal I never would've done it. It turns out that ignorance is not a defense so none of that matters to the federal government. I want to be forgiven so I can forgive myself. I want to donate my time and heart to the things that matter most to me. I want to go to school To be a veterinarian systems because that's what I do at the rescue and I love it. Please pray for me
I'm sorry you're going through this. It must be very frightening. You sound like you are doing good things (rescue). Please forgive yourself for making a mistake. It's smart of you to plan ahead in case you do go to prison but at the same time your anxiety won't change the future. Do you have a pdoc who could prescribe something for your anxiety? I will be praying for you.