listen man you can argue over it all you want, but the bottom line is you signed the paper. if you want to know what you can do, then get a fucking copy of the paper that you signed so you know exactly what your being accused of.

as far as another job is concerned, as long as your not convicted then as far as your future employers are concerned, you never worked there in the first place. its optional to put down previous employement.

and just for the record, when you give a business permission to contact your previous employers, the ONLY thing they are allowed to do is verify that you were employed there for the amount of time that you stated on the application. if either business shares ANY information besides that simple verification, then its descrimination and its against the law, and you can sue both companies.