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Tampa readers may have heard that Kenneth Williams, former cornerback for Florida State University, was arrested by university police officers last month in Tallahassee on suspicion of drunk driving. According to legal documents in Williams’ case, officers...
In our last post, we briefly touched on the topic of downward departures, which are deviations from the federal sentencing guidelines favoring an individual convicted of a crime. Downward departures, when appropriate, reduce an offender’s sentence, thus...
In our last post, we began discussing the factors that go into assigning a sentencing range for federal embezzlement convictions and convictions for other theft offenses. We’ve already talked a bit about how an experienced criminal defense attorney may be able...
Tampa readers may have seen in the news that a Florida man who formerly worked at Florida State University as a Finance Professor has been charged by a federal grand jury with embezzlement. According to the indictment, the man stole over $650,000 from funds held by...
The findings of a report recently released by the Fair Trade Commission is likely not that surprisingly to Tampa readers: the state of Florida, far and away, has the highest number of fraud and identity theft complaints per capita when compared to other states. The...
charges in connection with his friendship with Florida eye surgeon Salomon Melgen. Earlier this week, the Senator was indicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud, making false statements on government documents and eight counts of bribery, each of which carries a maximum...
In our previous post, we began speaking about the issue of civil asset forfeiture, which sometimes can come up alongside criminal cases. Civil asset forfeiture proceedings are separate from the criminal process, but because significant assets can be involved, it is...
Last month, Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion of Starke was stopped by police after he was seen swerving in his lane. In the course of the police investigation he was not only cited for drug offenses, he also became the target of what is known as asset...
Last time, we left off speaking about the importance of understanding when an arrest has taken place in the criminal process. To some, it may be obvious when an arrest has occurred and when one has not, but for those who don’t know the law, it may not be so...
In our previous post, we began speaking about the crossover between civil rights claims and criminal defense with respect to the issue of arrests. As we noted, those who have been subjected to an arrest without probable cause may be able to pursue a civil rights claim...
