Monthly Archives: May 2024
Does a Minor Have to Pay Restitution for Committing Theft in Florida?
In Florida juvenile justice cases, it is common practice for the courts to require a minor adjudicated delinquent to pay restitution to any victims. Section 985.437 of the Florida Statutes provides, “While the primary purpose of restitution is to compensate the victim, it also serves the rehabilitative and deterrent goals of the juvenile justice… Read More »
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Medicare of Over $36.2 Million
Health care fraud is big business for federal prosecutors here in Florida. Anyone suspected of defrauding Medicare or Medicaid can expect the full weight of the U.S. Department of Justice to come crashing down on them. Indeed, conviction of a health care fraud-related crime not only carries the potential for serious jail time–the government… Read More »
Are Ponzi Schemes Illegal in Florida?
Back in the early 20th century, a Boston man named Charles Ponzi realized that you could make a tidy profit through the use of international reply coupons. An IRC is a coupon that you can exchange for a certain number of priority airmail postage stamps from another country. Ponzi had agents buy IRCs in… Read More »
How Getting Arrested While Out on Bail Can Land You Back in Jail
As a general rule, when a person is charged with a crime in Florida they are entitled to seek pretrial release from custody on reasonable bail terms. Florida’s own Rules of Criminal Procedure further elaborate that such bail is a right unless the defendant is charged with a capital offense, or another crime punishable… Read More »
