A Jacksonville, Florida wedding planner who ran a business called Princess and Company was arrested this week after complaints were made to Jacksonville police and the State Attorney’s office that she took money from prospective brides to plan their weddings but pocketed the money instead, according to an article on…
One form of Medicare fraud occurs when a doctor or provider of medical supplies seeks reimbursement from Medicare for medical services or equipment that was never provided or for an amount greater than the service or equipment was worth. When the system works, a doctor or medical supply company will…
In Atlantic Beach, officials for the Department of Business and Professional Regulation have been cracking down on contractors who solicit customers for work they are not licensed to perform, according to an article on www.Firstcoastnews.com. According to the report, contractors in the Jacksonville area were advertising on the popular website…
For every ATM card or debit card that is issued by a bank or other financial institution to a customer, there is a PIN code that allows the customer to access the funds in the account. The PIN codes are supposed to be among the most heavily secured elements of…
According to police officials in various counties in Florida, one result of the increase in gas prices is a corresponding increase in the number and degree of theft cases involving gas. Some of the thefts are committed on a small scale and involve siphoning gas from the gas tanks of…
Financial identity theft crimes are becoming more common in Florida as people resort to using less cash in favor of credit and debit cards. The following are a couple examples of increasingly common ways people are committing financial identity fraud to obtain the names and numbers on credit and debit…
A Jacksonville (Duval County), Florida woman is a known criminal who shoplifts at various department stores. She was most recently seen stealing items at a Target store on Monument Road in Jacksonville, Florida, according to an article on www.Firstcoastnews.com. Department stores in Florida and across the country lose a significant…
In Jacksonville, (Duval County) Florida, the crime of copper theft is increasing significantly, according to a recent article from First Coast News. Copper theft typically occurs when a person steals or breaks open air conditioning units in buildings and homes and steals the copper out of the units. That valuable…
The Florida legislature has made it a crime (punishable by up to 15 years) to traffic in, or endeavor to traffic in, property that you know, or should know, is stolen. The key words here are “should know.” The State doesn’t have to prove that you actually did know the…