Re: SEALING CRIMINAL RECORDS - Is it possible?

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My husband needs help too. His name is Andy and he got in
trouble with the law when he was 18 years old. He got it for
burglery and embesslement. He is now 26 years old and having
the hardest time finding a job. He has a degree yet ever since
9/11, it is now much harder for young adults with fellonies to
find work. He called the court to find out if he can seal his
records and the people who worked there told him that these
are the consequences for his actions and that he will always
be sorry and pay. I think that is so wrong for them to tell
him that. He feels hopeless and helpless and that he will
always work in the grocery business forever. He used to work
at HomeDepot until his old manager moved onto Lowes Home
Improvement. The manager guaranteed him a position with more
pay at Lowes, so my husband took it. As soon as he arrived to
Lowes for his first day, they told him that he didnt pass the
background check and that he could not work there. This was
after he gave his 2 weeks notice to Home Depot. His old
managers from HomeDepot know how much of an asset he is to
thier company and wants to hire him back. Yet there policies
change and can NO longer hire anyone with a criminal
background. Even if it is more than 10 years. It breaks my
heart to see his education go down the drain because of some
his careless mistakes when he was 18. He is still paying back
his fees. But is there someway we can get his record sealed?
All he wants to do is be a good provider for his family, yet
we cant afford to live in the San Francisco bay area living on
his $11hr salary. Thank you.

On 7/12/05, 00 wrote:
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> On 7/12/05, Tammi wrote:
>> I am currently trying looking for a job and I have had
>> several interviews but when I have not recieved a call
>> back. I have one infraction on my record that happen 9
>> years ago, how do I go about erasing this issue.