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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 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 17, 2013 By Eric Matheny
Petit theft is normally a misdemeanor offense. If the property is valued at less than $100 and you have no prior convictions for any theft crime, the charge is a second-degree misdemeanor (maximum ...
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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 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 Nov 9, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A disbarred Broward attorney has entered into a plea agreement whereby he will serve eight years in Florida prison for the offense of organized scheme to defraud. Prosecutors allege that the disbarred ...
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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 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 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 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 Dec 1, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The chief executive officer of a now-defunct Oakland Park home-remodeling company was found guilty Wednesday night of 12 grand theft charges for taking clients' money for jobs he allegedly never ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Police in Miami-Dade County are warning of thieves who distract elderly residents and then steal pricey jewelry from their homes. During the crimes, a person posing as a utility worker, an ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Hialeah woman has been arrested and is accused of exploiting several elderly victims. Police arrested the 38-year-old accused after they say she scammed a number of victims out of hundreds of ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Sun Sentinel reports that a Boynton Beach man has charged with forging and cashing $2,400 worth of checks from his grandfather's account. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said that ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By Eric Matheny
You probably know that theft is determined by the dollar amount or fair market value of the property allegedly taken. You know that the difference between petit theft (a misdemeanor) and third-degree ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
In a recently released surveillance video, two women can be seen inside of a Broward County liquor store stuffing bottles of alcohol up their skirts before walking out. The storeowner says that the ...
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Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Unlike third degree grand theft, second degree grand theft is a charge that encompasses a value of $20,000 - $100,000. That means that if you are accused of stealing (temporarily or permanently ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to the Sun Sentinel, the owner of one of the state's largest hurricane shutter companies was arrested Thursday on allegations that his business has taken more than $9,000 in deposits ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Local 10 is reporting that Miami-Dade Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole dozens of bottles of nail polish from a Miami Walgreens store. The alleged theft occurred late in the evening ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Shoplifting, or retail theft, is a crime that occurs when somebody takes merchandise from a store without paying for it. There is no "shoplifting" offense in Florida, in and of itself. The charge is a ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Today's Sun Sentinel reports that South Florida has seen a rise in cargo thefts over the past decade. Cargo thefts, which can consist of massive heists involving millions of dollars in stolen goods. ...
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