Recent Posts in Miami Grand Theft Lawyer Category
Posted on May 16, 2013 By The Law Offices of Eric M. Matheny, PA
In a recent case, Attorney Matheny defended a man visiting Miami Beach on business who had been accused of disorderly conduct and drunkenness at a club. Additionally the man was charged with refusal ...
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Posted on May 9, 2013 By Eric Matheny
Following the discussion we had the other day regarding "internal" thefts, an employee of a Palm Beach County Abercrombie & Fitch store was arrested and charged with grand theft for ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013 By Eric Matheny
An "internal" theft is a theft crime where an employee of an individual or a company steals money or property from that individual or company. An internal theft can be a petit theft or grand ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2013 By Eric Matheny
A recently disbarred Broward County attorney is facing 22 felony charges, including first-degree grand theft, second-degree grand theft, third-degree grand theft, uttering a forged instrument, and ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Eric Matheny
A West Palm Beach woman has been arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly breaking into somebody's car and stealing ID, checkbooks, cash, and a camera. After that incident, the alleged ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2013 By Eric Matheny
The Broward Sheriff's Office says that they have video surveillance of a woman stealing some rings belonging to another passenger after passing through the security checkpoint at Fort ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Florida law makes it a third-degree felony to fail to return a hired vehicle. In other words, it is a theft crime - commonly associated and even charged as grand theft auto - to fail to return a ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A caretaker who worked for an elderly Pompano Beach woman has been accused of stealing jewelry and then selling it to a pawn shop. The accused caretaker has been charged with grand theft and dealing ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Miami-Dade Police are looking for two people who allegedly tricked an elderly woman out of $10,000 via a Lotto ticket scam. According to police, the two sold the elderly woman what she believed was a ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Shoplifting, or retail theft, is the act of taking property from a store. Shoplifting can be classified as petit theft (petty theft) if the value of the property is less than $300.00. Shoplifting can ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Palm Beach County man is being charged with grand theft after being accused of defrauding a woman out of $200,000. The accused is also charged with organized scheme to defraud. The accused is ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Two women have been arrested and charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing roughly $400 worth of underwear from a Boynton Beach Sears. According to police reports, the two women were leaving ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Broward County mother and son are facing a number of serious felony charges after being accused of stealing from multiple Toys R' Us stores nationwide. The dollar amount the mother and son duo ...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Lauderhill woman has been arrested and charged with multiple felony counts. The specific allegations are that the woman changed labels on items at retail stores so that expensive items could be sold ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The former president of the Broward Teacher's Union has surrendered at the Broward County Jail. He is charged with 20 felony counts, including multiple counts of racketeering, grand theft, ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Plantation Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly shoplifted a $625 item from Warrick's Hobby Superstore. The store, located at SW 78th Avenue and Peters Road in Plantation, reportedly ...
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Posted on May 27, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A South Florida couple is accused of working together to steal luggage from baggage carousels. The couple are charged in at least five similar thefts at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Reports have surfaced indicating that an employee of the Broward Clerk of Court's Office has been arrested and charged with one count of grand theft in the third degree. The employee is accused of ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Eric Matheny
If you have been arrested for a shoplifting incident, whether petit theft or grand theft, you need to read the following very carefully: Nearly all retail chains (Wal-Mart, TJ Maxx, Target, you name ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A woman supposedly placed a $6,500 Rolex inside a bin at a terminal at Fort Lauderdale Airport. Thirty minutes later, she realized she left the watch at the checkpoint. When she got back to security, ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Just this past Friday, a man convicted back in November for grand theft was sentenced to 10 years in state prison. The accused was charged with creating contracts with clients, accepting payment, and ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Eric Matheny
grand theft A Broward County woman has been arrested after being accused of stealing more than $32,000 from a school's PTSA activities account. Investigators allegedly looked into a Parent Teacher ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Eric Matheny
An organized ring allegedly targeted mailboxes in southwest Miami-Dade County to steal checks and recruited Wells Fargo Bank customers in Hialeah to help them get thousands of dollars in fraudulent ...
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