Board-Certified Criminal Defense Representation In Central Florida
A Florida man who worked at a doctor's office has been sentenced for his part in a scheme to steal patient information to use for making fraudulent credit cards and filing false tax returns. The man's scheme started in January of 2015 and continued through July of...
Florida and federal authorities are cracking down on the use of compounded prescriptions. As a result, some doctors, pharmacies and patients may find themselves accused of Medicare or Medicaid fraud.Use of compounded prescriptions has spiked in recent years, and state...
When potential clients ask us questions about representation for drunk driving offenses, a common concern is whether they will lose their job. As with many legal questions pertaining to DUIs, it depends on the individual circumstances surrounding each person’s...
"We need to take criminals with guns off the streets," said newly-confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a recent presentation for state, local and federal law enforcement officials. "We need to put bad people behind bars."Sessions signaled that the Justice...
There is a widely held view that once a sex offender, always a sex offender. This can lead to legal shunning because many convictions obtained for alleged sex offense crimes involve young victims. Whether you live in Florida or some other state, that demographic...
Florida law already makes a concession for cocaine and heroin suppliers to be charged for murder if their drugs are involved in a drug overdose death. This law does not expand to drug peddlers or low-level drug dealers currently. But with a new legislative session...
There is a misconception out there that people who are registered sex offenders are extremely likely to commit a crime again. This recidivism rate has been touted to be as high as 80 percent. In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States cited this statistic in a...
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a post about an evidence vault exploding in a freak incident that is now under investigation. The explosion ruined evidence in a number of cases which are no being reviewed. The cases may not be able to proceed without the evidence.We...
Solicitation in a criminal context means that you declare your intent to do something. You may encourage or demand that a certain criminal act is done. This constitutes solicitation, and you often hear it used in the context of a prostitution charge. Solicitation is...
Whenever administrations change, may they be presidential or otherwise, it is very likely that the new administration will have a different approach or strategy than the previous one. That's a not-so-veiled comment about the current political climate in our country,...