Regardless of the alleged crime, when a person is arrested in Florida, the first thing a loved one will think about is whether bail is a possibility. Bail is not guaranteed, but it is possible with most criminal charges. Knowing the law for the criteria for bail is...
If you take your criminal case to trial, then the prosecution is going to take testimony from multiple witnesses in hopes of obtaining a conviction. Even if you know that these witnesses have the facts wrong or are misconstruing the evidence, the jury isn’t going to...
In Florida, incidents and allegations of identity theft are rampant. Often, these stem from Internet-related activity, but identity theft can happen in many other ways. Older people can be particularly vulnerable targets because they tend to be less familiar with...
As is the case around the country, people in South Florida can get in trouble with local authorities and prosecutors. These officials investigate and prosecute violations of Florida law. Federal officials also investigate violations of the laws of the United States....
Parents and other caregivers in the Fort Lauderdale area may think it would be impossible for them to get accused of a serious crime involving child abuse or neglect. After all, the typical South Florida resident would never think of hurting or neglecting a child. But...
Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions do not like it when they even get the hint that a customer or other person has cheated them. For one, fraud hurts their bottom line. Financial institutions devote a lot of time and resources to investigating...
Florida enacted a law in May that addressed the trafficking of so-called rainbow fentanyl. The law will become effective October 1. Proponents of the law assert it will protect children from the dangerous drug. However, while it cannot be denied that fentanyl is a...
White-collar crime is not overtly violent. It’s effected with deceit, conspiracy, violation of trust and abuse of power, rather than threat or use of physical violence. White-collar criminal activity includes a litany of offenses in different categories such as...
If you are on probation or parole in Florida, you enjoy freedoms and privileges that you would not have if you were incarcerated. However, you also must follow strict court-imposed rules and conditions. If you fail to comply with these rules, you may face serious...
As Floridians and people across the nation adapt to the new landscape where their personal information is kept online and available at the click of a button, various forms of white collar crimes are drawing greater scrutiny. One is identity theft and fraud. This is...
