Miami Criminal Lawyer Blog

Everyone knows that it can be dangerous entering personal information over the internet. Theft is a serious and non-tolerated crime in the United States, and because of the internet, there is such a theft as cyber theft. Cyber theft is commonly known as an identity fraud or financial loss that can happen from directly entering personal information for any purpose such as banking or shopping. There are computer savvy people out there that can hack into the system and retrieve your information.

Cyber Theft Crimes

Albert Gonzalez, a Miami resident, has pled guilty to the largest identity theft in the nation. The theft involved over 130,000 accounts that appear to be corporate companies. Now twenty-eight, Gonzalez is confessing to his second case of computer hacking this year.

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In most situations, criminal cases end in plea bargains from the court. Miami-Dade criminal lawyers can help during this tough time and help their clients understand the offer. Plea bargains happen before the case goes to trial, and the sentence is almost always lesser than it would be if the client goes to trial. Most Miami-Dade criminal defense attorneys will persuade their client to accept the plea bargain because there is a chance the offense can be dismissed from their record.

Why the Accused is Offered a Plea Bargain

Any outcome for a client and their case is unpredictable. Fortunately, this is why the state will offer the Miami-Dade criminal lawyers and their client a plea bargain. In the end, the accused receives punishment and they are proven guilty.

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The Miami Police Department is searching furiously for a hit and run driver who rammed a stolen car into five unsuspecting pedestrians outside of an Allapattah bar on early Saturday morning. Miraculously, three of the pedestrians escaped virtually unscathed. Two of the victims, however, had to be rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital where they remain in critical condition.

According to Officer Jeffrey Giordano of the Miami Police Department, officers rushed to the area of 2818 NW 22nd Avenue in response to multiple reports of someone slamming a vehicle into a group of pedestrians. Witnesses claim that the incident began as some sort of domestic argument between a couple. It is unclear whether any domestic violence actually took place. Nevertheless, witnesses say that the domestic dispute caused the boyfriend (or husband) to become enraged, steal a nearby car, and then run onto the sidewalk as he sped off. Giordano stated, "In leaving the scene in a rage, he struck five people."

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