Questions on pre-trial diversion

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Person-A (adult) was held for shoplifting charges. Person-A is on H1B visa. Person-A is offered a pre-trial diversion program. It is 11 month program and it bypasses the court process (arraignment, trial, sentence). The shoplifting charge will not be filed with the court and the case will be closed and there will not be any record of conviction.

I have following questions:-
1. One of the conditions is that you must admit the wrongdoing so that if the evidence were presented in court there would be a likelihood of guilty verdict. Could this be a problem in future?
2. Will there be any record with FBI? In future if you go for visa processing in DS-156 should you state that you were ever arrested? Can VO see the record of arrest?
3. What happens if during the probation program your work location changes and you have to move to a different city or state?
4. What happens if during the probation program your project ends and you have to go back to your home country?

Please advise! Running out of time!
 
Can someone please respond asap!

This letter is from prosecutor's office offering a pre-trial diversion program. There is a condition that: You must admit wrongdoing or acknowledge that if the evidence were presented in Court, there would be a substantial likelihood of a guilty verdict.
However, it says that if all conditions of the diversion program are met, the prosecutor will not file the shoplifting charge with the Court, thereby closing the case and you will not have a record of conviction.

Could this be a problem in future for immigration purposes by admiting/acknowledging even if no charge is filed with the court?

Also please respond to other questions posted above.

Thanks for your help and advise!
 
1. If you do not complete the pre-trial diversion program, since you admitted guilt you would not get a trial, the judge would sentence you.
2. There will be a record. It will say what you were charged with and if you complete the pre-trial diversion program the case will not be prosecuted (nolle prossed). I repeat, there will be a record.

I do not know about 3 and 4.
 
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