The federal government recently obtained an indictment against a St. Augustine woman claiming she was running a Ponzi scheme through her investment company in St. Augustine, Florida, according to an article on News4Jax.com. The woman was charged with 14 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire…
In a recent marijuana case out of South Florida, the court threw out the evidence of the defendant’s marijuana possession because the police used an unreasonable show of force to gain access to the defendant’s residence. In this case, six police officers went to the defendant’s home because he had…
The term “overcriminalization” refers to the government creating laws that make certain conduct a crime when that conduct is more appropriately addressed with less serious sanctions such as a fine, or perhaps not at all. A recent article on the Miami Herald’s website discusses this overcriminalization issue and provides a…
As criminal defense lawyers in the Jacksonville, Florida area, we have noticed that local police and prosecutors are significantly increasing their attention towards the pain clinics that have been opening up in the area over the last couple of years. Sheriffs in Duval County, Clay County, St. Johns County and…
A woman was arrested for DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) after she allegedly crashed into a police car in St. Augustine, Florida according to an artidle on FirstCoastNews.com. Apparently, the suspect’s mother called the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office out of concern for her daughter. When the St.…
A federal grand jury recently indicted a group of people based on prosecutors’ allegations that they participated in a scheme to defraud mortgage brokers out of $1.8 million in thirteen different real estate transactions. The charges allegedly involve Access E-Mortgage, Inc., a company out of St. Augustine, Florida. Based on…
A man in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida was arrested after he allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian with his vehicle and fled the scene of the accident according to an article on News4Jax.com. The article indicates the suspect struck Brian Stevenot near U.S. 1 and killed him. The…
Federal authorities arrested a Gainesville, Florida man for allegedly creating a Ponzi scheme and stealing approximately $30 million from people who thought they were investing their money with the suspect in foreign exchange markets, according to an article on News4Jax.com. According to the article, the suspect solicited funds from people…
Harry Shorstein, recently the five term State Attorney for the Jacksonville, Florida area (encompassing Duval County, Clay County and Nassau County) and General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, has been in private practice now for almost two years with Lasnetski Gihon Law. He has handled a wide variety of…
Eight employees of the U.S. Postal Service were arrested by federal agents for opening and stealing mail, according to a recent Jacksonville news article. The postal employees were accused of opening the mail and stealing the contesnts such as gift cards, debit cards and other items of value. Because the…