Fort Myers Criminal Law Blog

If you are the parent of a college student, you may expect that your son or daughter will spread his or her wings and blow off some steam every now and then after leaving home to live alone for the first time. However, there is a fine line between attending a college party or two and finding yourself facing a serious drug-related criminal charge, and when the latter happens, it can present collateral consequences your son or daughter must deal with.

“Collateral consequences” are noncriminal repercussions your college student may face if he or she receives a conviction on a drug charge, and one of those collateral consequences might be a loss of student loan eligibility.

It must be a shock for any Florida parents to be told that their child was arrested. Regardless of which juvenile crimes are alleged, parents would naturally want to speak to police as soon as possible to resolve the issue before it goes any further. However, this is a sensitive time during which care must be taken with what is said or done, and legal counsel might be the appropriate person to be present during any questioning and also to protect the child's rights during interviews.

It is crucial to contact an experienced attorney like those at the Law Firm of Scott T. Moorey immediately after learning of a child's arrest because, starting at that moment, his or her rights will be at risk. The legal rights of juveniles are precisely the same as those of adults. Among others, they have the right to say nothing and the right to contact an attorney. They also have the right to have a fair trial, and the fact that they are accused of crimes does not mean they are guilty.

A former bookkeeper of a Florida company will likely be exploring his defense options after his recent arrest. This followed an investigation that has been ongoing for approximately 10 months into suspected embezzlement. The 46-year-old man worked for the company until he was terminated after becoming a suspect.

Reportedly, suspicions arose when several financial transactions, which were deemed questionable, were noticed by administrators while the bookkeeper was away on vacation in June 2017. During the ensuing investigation, credit card and bank account records were subpoenaed by detectives. Upon studying these, they claimed to have uncovered a scheme by which the accused man had embezzled approximately $1.3 million.

Driving near large trucks in a passenger car can be intimidating and even frustrating. Big rigs are massive and unwieldy vehicles that can cause some serious damage when something goes wrong. Even minor errors can result in unimaginable tragedy. If you collide with one of these commercial trucks, you are lucky if you walk away without injury.

In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that almost 4,000 people died in crashes involving tractor-trailers in 2016. Here are some of the main causes and risk factors for large truck wrecks: