When it comes to consequences for tax fraud, the law doesn’t discriminate against blue, white and gold collar workers. Dr. Sheila Mohammed of Pensacola was recently sentenced to one year and one day in jail for falsifying tax returns. Her sentence will be followed by two years’ probation. Plus, she was ordered to pay $255,158…
On January 25, 2015, a five-day “stand-your-ground” hearing is scheduled to begin in the case of former police captain, Curtis Reeves. The charges stem from the shooting death of Chad Oulson by Reeves in a Tampa movie theater in January 2014. Reeves and his wife, as well as Oulson and his wife, were all waiting…
Two enterprising reporters for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Skyler Swisher and Frank Fernandez, explored thousands of public documents and discovered that in Florida, law enforcement shot persons 249 times between 2013 and 2014. That is shooting someone once in a three-day period on average. There are no records for incidents under review, so the reporters…
There is almost never a warning except for a knock on the door… And upon opening, two people announce themselves as special agents for the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, and want to talk to you about a tax return. Can they come in? Your first response should be to ask for a business card…
Cybercrimes are criminal offenses where the computer or other tech device, such as a smartphone, is the agent of the crime. These types of crimes include theft of personal data, fraud, copyright infringement, child pornography, cyber bullying, cyberstalking, selling fake pharmaceuticals and more. Penalties and Sentences In the state of Florida, a cybercrime is prosecuted as a third degree…
Recently, Carlisle Development Group CEO Matthew Greer, Gonzalo DeRamon and Michael Cox of the Biscayne Housing group, Michael Runyan of BJ& K Construction and Rene Sierra of Plantation-based Siltek Affordable Housing LLC were charged with stealing approximately $36 million in federal government funds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported that…
White collar crimes are non-violent crimes and typically committed for financial gain. Fraud is a common type of white collar crime and covered within Chapter 817 of the Florida Annotated Statutes. Any person who gains control over an object or service by deliberately misleading another party is guilty of fraud. It includes credit card fraud,…
Recently, the U.S. Marshalls recognized a Destin driver as an individual with outstanding warrants. When the Marshalls tried to make it look like they were conducting a routine traffic stop, the man apparently knew why they were stopping him. Instead of stopping, he sped away. The Marshalls followed close behind and were able to stop…
Recently, a Northwest Florida man was told to stay off of a motel’s property, and police were called on a trespassing complaint. Once the police located the man, they asked the man if he “had anything on his person that might get him into trouble.” The man complied with the request, offering up a plastic…
No one wants to hear the words “We find the defendant guilty!” in a court room, but it happens to hundreds of people every day. And when that life-changing even occurs, a person might have a few days or weeks to adjust, or he may get put into handcuffs and incarcerated that very day. In…
