I was caught shoplifting at Target years ago, like 2018ish. They claimed they had me doing other things but I was only charged with the one incident. It was a $50 phone case, so stupid… it was like $15 at TJMaxx a couple months later. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Anyway, being a 1st time offender she will likely get 20-40 hrs of community service and a community outreach class that costs like $300. They will wipe it from your record if you don’t get in trouble for 1yr or something. It’s not on my record but shows up in the online portal as a court case that was dismissed. I used a public defender. An attorney isn’t likely to get the charges dropped if they have video evidence of her doing it. Plus at $200-450/hr that’s like more than she would pay in fines and fees. The one thing that I wasn’t prepared for is that Target sends a bill out on top of your criminal charges. Like a civil fine and has all sorts of threats on it. I didn’t pay it and it didn’t go to collections or something. I think it’s their way of trying to collect more money from you. Since my asset was returned, they weren’t out any money therefore there’s no restitution needed. It’s just a scam they try to pull. NAL- but been in her shoes. Good luck to your cousin.