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It’s easy to get distracted while shopping. You might be on the phone, juggling items, or managing a child, and suddenly you walk out without realizing you didn’t pay for something. But what happens next? In Florida, that simple mistake can lead to confusion or even a...
At first glance, taking a pen, notepad, or a few office supplies from work may feel insignificant. Many employees assume these items are too minor to matter. However, the law often views such actions differently. Even seemingly trivial conduct can carry legal...
Embezzlement is a specific type of theft that involves misusing or stealing funds or property entrusted to someone. Unlike other forms of theft, embezzlement typically involves a breach of trust. For example, a financial advisor might take funds from a client’s...
Theft is an offense where the penalties a convicted person faces depend on several factors, mainly the value of the money or items involved in the offense. In Florida, however, stealing from elderly individuals aged 65 and older further enhances the penalties one...
Shoplifting may not be a new crime, but it has been making the headlines lately. Whether the news outlets are overblowing this supposed “crime wave” or not, there’s no denying that shoplifting is illegal in all U.S. states. Florida is no exception; there are grave...
Facing criminal charges can feel worse during the holiday season. While others are thinking about parties and presents, a shoplifting charge can have you worried about fines and jail time. As the holiday season continues, stores are on the lookout for shoplifting....
From childhood, you may remember cartoon characters wearing striped shirts, newsboy caps and black masks. They usually carried a large sack of stolen items on their backs and found comical ways to slip unseen into dark homes to steal what they wanted. Anyone seeing...
Over the holiday season, you can't turn around without seeing material items for sale, being bought or being given. Excessive purchases are loaded into trunks, and happy tunes assault the airways. To be without, or to know others who won't be receiving gifts makes the...
Theft crimes vary in Florida. They range from the relatively minor, such as petit theft or shoplifting, to the potentially serious – as measured by the potential for felony-level prison sentences and fines – such as grand theft. The degree of seriousness depends in...
Shoplifting is one of those crimes that people view as a minor, non-violent criminal offense. Unlike an armed robbery that brings to mind violence and threats of imminent physical harm, taking a 12-pack of beer from a convenience store without paying for it might not...