Netflix’s Making a Murderer has captivated the minds and imaginations of America, resulting in viewers demanding a pardon for Steven Avery. The documentary reveals that Mr. Avery was wrongfully convicted for a sexual assault conviction in 1985, and he served 24 years of that sentence until DNA evidence exonerated him. Then, in 2007, he was convicted…
The White Collar Crime Victim Protection Act was created by the Florida Legislature to decrease the frequency at which elder people are victimized by criminals committing “white collar,” or non-violent, fraudulent crimes that deceive or cheat victims or companies. The statute clearly summarizes white collar crimes that are covered by the statute, including crimes that…
White collar crimes range from securities and commodities fraud to pyramid schemes and health care fraud. Financial criminals account millions of dollars across multiple jurisdictions. The Vast Expanse of White Collar Crime While white collar crimes come in different styles and amounts of monies, one thing is common. Financial criminal hide their illegal offenses through…
The biggest objection judges have when sentencing offenders for white collar crimes is that the guidelines for jail terms are weighted according to how much money was made or lost by the commission of the financial crime. It’s a broad stroke approach that applies to all financial crimes, including embezzlement and insider trading. NY federal…
Florida’s new 25 laws effective in July 2015 cover a wide gamut of crimes. From sex trafficking and cyberharrassment to highway safety and more, these new laws are well-defined and targeted to curb crime in the state. Prostitution and Human Trafficking Those who solicit others to commit prostitution face increased criminal penalties under HB 465….
To curb opioid abuse by drug addicts and drug dealers in Florida, the state passed legislation in 2010 requiring pain medication centers to be doctor owned and registered with the state. About 10 years ago, Florida was the epicenter of opiate misuse, and the physicians purchasing the highest amounts of oxycodone were located in Florida….
Just before Thanksgiving this year, two men who were roommates and co-workers got in an altercation at the Destin restaurant where they were both employed. The fight escalated and one man pulled out a switchblade and began stabbing the other one. Police were called and the victim was rushed to a Pensacola hospital with multiple stab wounds…
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…
