A colleague came in to work today. His wife has received a summons for a driving offence. The letter threatens her arrest. She does not drive a car and has never been to the location cited; he could lose his job if she’s found guilty. Unfortunately she’s a full-time mother so proving that she wasn’t there could be difficult. Both of them are understandably distressed.
Her passport was stolen a few years ago. Some slimeball has used it to register a car in her name and use it to commit this offence.
Telephone calls have been made, legal consultation will take place, and I’m sure she’ll be vindicated, but I remain aghast at how easy it has been.
You slime! You repulsive eft of Tsathoggua. I’ve no doubt you care little for the distress and damage you cause. What other crimes have you committed in this woman’s name? How else have you besmirched her?
But how could he lose his job over what his wife did?
I hate it when shit like that happens. Years ago my girlfriend’s mother was in big trouble with the MA DOR. Seems she hadn’t paid her taxes, and was behind by several years. They threatened her with jail time. Come to find out, a DOR worker drone decided to cash her payment check for himself.
No, I don’t know how to account for the holes in that story.
How could he lose his job? Can she not prove that she does not own the car? Ha she ever paid property tax on the car, renewed the license, purchased insurance, etc.?
If his job requires any sort of security clearance at all. The fed government tends to take dim view of giving spouses of felons access to secret information.
We’re not talking about embezzelment or espionage here - we’re talking about a driving offense. What security-clerence job could possibly hinge on whether or not a spouse went through a red light or sped, or even drove drunk?
DUI can be a felony if someone other than the driver is injured as a result, at least in California. Cite. That site says California’s felony DUI law is fairly typical.
Pretty much what’s been said - if it’s a criminal offense, and she’s found guilty. Since Quartz didn’t specify the offense, of course, this is all speculating. Basically, if your spouse would be considered a security risk, then you’re considered a risk.
This still has my blood up. I’m not one for the death penalty, but I do work in military aerospace and being downrange (heh, I originally typoed that as downrage) of some of the products my client produces seems fitting.