Florida Governor Rick Scott began October by signing twenty-seven new laws for citizens of the state of Florida to abide by. Florida has joined over a dozen other states in the United States by making it illegal to post what many call revenge porn. A person can be charged with revenge porn if they post sexually explicit images without...
Continue ReadingPeople make mistakes. When law enforcement officials make these mistakes, it can mean the wrong person ends up in handcuffs or even charged with a crime he or she did not commit. Recently retired professional tennis player James Blake was tackled to the ground in New York City when he was mistaken as a person that police were investigating...
Continue ReadingWhite-collar crimes are financially-motivated crimes that can occur in almost any professional setting. Most commonly, white collar criminals will launder money, usurp corporate funds, commingle accounts, evade taxes, or commit other actions of fraud and indiscretion. The greatest misconception about white collar criminals is that they include only wealthy persons—while in fact, anybody can be involved in a white-collar...
Continue ReadingWhen charged with a crime in Florida, consequences can be severe and hard to defend without a good criminal defense lawyer. Not all lawyers are alike, and it can be a daunting task just to find the right one for your case, especially when there are hundreds of lawyers to choose from, and time is not on your side....
Continue ReadingGetting a fake ID is a tempting endeavor for young people in Florida. An ID showing an age of 21 or older provides the ability to buy alcohol for friends and permits access to all the popular bars and nightclubs. In the eyes of many youths, a fake ID is a right of passage to coolness. It shows that...
Continue ReadingThe American Dream is a concept widely known around the globe, as it represents freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Since the United States’ inception, people from all over the world clamored to start a new life in the States and make their dreams come true. But for many, this dream feels far out of reach and calls for...
Continue ReadingProstitution sting operations, or pre-planned interactions with prostitutes and their johns that lead to arrests, are increasing on Florida’s streets. With underage prostitutes on the roads, sex trafficking operations, and big bosses making profits off the exploitation of disturbed women, the underground world of prostitution continues to exist and thrive. Interestingly, Orlando arrest records demonstrate that prostitutes have a...
Continue ReadingMany criminal defendants are rightfully puzzled when they receive notice they have been changed with a crime they did not know they committed. Florida law recognizes the principle of accomplice liability, that is, the idea that one person can be charged with a crime even when they were not the person that actually even carried it out. These scenarios...
Continue ReadingGone are the days when our identities were protected so long as we had our wallet and identification on us. Thieves do not even need our state-issued IDs to steal our identity or our plastic to get our credit card numbers in the digital age. Thieves can now collect more than just this information about us—they can take unemployment...
Continue ReadingBeing a registered sex offender has a tremendous impact on a person’s social, personal, emotional, and professional life. Conviction of most, if not all, sex-related crimes, will require a person charged with the crime to register as a sex offender in the State of Florida within a specific time period after the charge. Being on the sex offender list...
Continue Reading