my friend needs some help

So I have been talking to friends and family about me going to CDL school on Monday. Sorry I am excited

So I get a call last night from a family friend. He knows a have a couple mis/felonies on my record and was asking if I think I would have a problem getting a job. I said I am not really worried about it because of how old they are. So he started to explain his story to me. I know he has some felonies/mis on his record also. I told him I have no idea but know some people I could ask. "you guys"

So I ask him what they are and how old. Here is what he told me. Back in 1997 and 1998 he was going through a divorce, he was in charge of paying all the household expense. So he would write the checks out and mail them. Well tech his name wasn't on the account. So his ex and her lawyer decided to get him into big trouble and make him look bad when the div trial came around. So his soon to be ex called the law and he was arrested and charged with forgery and theft for "stealing" the checks!!! Here is the following info he gave me.

1998 felony forgery

These are from 1997
4 felony forgery
1 felony bail jumping "he missed a court date on accident"
3 counts of mis theft

He never did any jail time and was put on 10 years probation!!!! He has had a really bad time getting jobs and when he did get a job he would be working there and for some reason they didnt run his back ground before he was hired. They would run his background after he was working there 2-3 months later and find this out and fire him. He has had like 3 jobs in the past year alone.

He does have a clean driving record at least. LOL

I did tell him that being that old it really shouldnt matter??? as long as he was up front and honest.

Any helpful info would be great

 

Even if the theft was a mis less then $500 and related to "stealing" the checkbook?

 

He did call werner and was turned down