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Port Orange law enforcement arrested a doctor and several others this week for trafficking pain pills. According to authorities, the investigation into the drug trafficking ring has been going on since September. That's when the doctor's practice, home, and bank accounts were searched.

The doctor was charged on Tuesday with trafficking in illegal drugs, money laundering, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit racketeering. Four others were also arrested and were identified as patients or employees of the doctor's.

Beginning in October of last year, the Florida Department of Health filed a complaint against the doctor alleging he prescribed a large amount of narcotics to an undercover department investigator. The department recommended administrative action be taken against him, including permanently revoking his license to practice medicine. He started practicing in Florida in 2006.

According to records, his medical license is currently suspended in New York and Pennsylvania, as well as Florida.

This is yet another perfect example of what can happen when you are facing a drug charge. Besides jail time, this doctor will lose his medical license, and probably much more than that.

If you are facing a drug charge in Orange County or Orlando, Florida, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm for a free and confidential case evaluation.

A 33-year-old bank manager at the east Saint Cloud branch of Osceola County Sun Trust bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling money for a little over a year. She faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

According to authorities and her plea agreement, the bank manager admitted to moving around $40,000 between customer accounts in an effort to hide her theft. This took place between December 2009 and February 2010. She stole nearly $15,000.

The bank manager was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 1 of this year.

Embezzlement is "the misappropriation of items with which a person has been entrusted." Even if the person who has committed the crime intends or intended to return the property later, they may still be charged with embezzlement. Most embezzlement is found through circumstantial evidence, and many of those alleged embezzlers will eventually make a mistake and be caught.

It is in the best interest of those charged with embezzlement to find an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. You need someone you can trust to tell you what your legal options are, and someone who is on your side through this troubling time. A defense attorney can make the difference between a long prison stretch and probation with a fine.

If you have been charged with embezzlement in the Orange County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

Attorney Bill Umansky was quoted in a People Magazine article about some of the reasons Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Caylee.

Attorney Umansky said, "When you've been doing this for so long, you know that you never know what a jury will do. "

And that's what this case that was part of headline news for so long came down to. The jury of 12 decided that there was not enough evidence to convict the 25-year-old. However, juries are often unpredictable and even very good attorneys cannot read how they will react to certain aspects of the case.

In the Anthony case, the prosecution relied on the story that Caylee may have been suffocated with duct tape across her nose and mouth. The defense said the girl drowned in her grandparents' pool. However, the jury just did not buy the prosecution's theory. What they did seem to believe, or at least give credence to, was the defense's insistence that this was an accident that spiraled out of control when the Anthonys were confronted with the horror of it.

Twelve regular people were more likely to understand this was a horrible accident and that the Anthony family was not able to deal with it in the proper way – that is, call the authorities. Confronted with a dysfunctional family day in and day out, may have rung true with many of the jurors.

There was a lot of circumstantial evidence provided by the prosecution, which seemed strong, but didn't do any good in the end. They used forensic evidence to tie a smell in the trunk of Anthony's car to a dead body; they used computer searches for "chloroform" and "neck breaking"; they used Anthony's continued partying in the aftermath of her daughter's disappearance.

In the end, the burden of proof comes down on the prosecution. Anthony's defense team used the tack that just because she lied doesn't mean Anthony killed her daughter.

The prosecution did a good job, said Attorney Umansky, "but circumstantial cases are very difficult to prove."

He adds, "What happened to Caylee? We may never know."

If you have been charged with a crime in Orange County or Orlando, Florida, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

The former chief financial officer for a Groveland, Florida tree farm has been given a state prison sentence to be completed after his federal prison sentence for embezzling around $15 million over many years. The embezzlement allegedly caused the tree company to have to lay off 150 employees.

The 60-year-old was given a 12 year sentence for grand theft, and will keep the man in prison for four more years after his federal sentence is completed. In 2009, the man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for mail fraud and income tax evasion.

According to reports, the man blew hundreds of thousands of dollars at resorts across the country, Brazil, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and the West Indies. He allegedly chartered private jets, had a private chef, dined in five-star restaurants, and partied at exclusive clubs. He also allegedly divorced his wife of 35 years and became estranged from his children while he showered younger men with gifts of jewelry, luxury cars, vacations, and more.

The man also allegedly explained his frequent absences from his job by telling people he had cancer. Everyone assumed he was getting experimental treatments. While he lost 100 pounds, this was allegedly because he underwent gastric bypass.

As unfortunate as this is, the judge who sentenced him pointed out that suspicion now falls on his family because victims of the fraud and police investigators will wonder whether they received any money. He claims they did not.

In addition to this, his son is an assistant state attorney prosecuting child abuse and sex crimes in Orange County. He claims that the sentencing of his father, who he does not defend in any way, shape, or form, is rare and will cost the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. His solution is to let his father finish his federal sentencing, then be put on probation for the rest of his life so he can work to pay back the tree farm.

If you or a family member has been charged with theft in the Orange County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

Rodney King, the 46-year-old whose videotaped beating by police was the beginning of a saga that touched off the 1992 Los Angeles, California riots, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Police allege King committed "several traffic violations" while he was behind the wheel before they pulled him over.

Police say that it was not clear if King was drunk or on drugs at the time of the traffic stop.

King was awarded almost $4 million after a jury found two of the officers who beat him guilty of violating his civil rights. However, this has not done much to keep King from multiple run-ins with law enforcement.

In 1995, King ran over his wife with a car and served 90 days in jail for hit and run. In 2001, he was arrested on drug charges over allegations he was high on PCP. In 2003, he allegedly rammed his car into a house while under the influence, and in 2005 King was arrested for threatening family members. In 2007, he told police he was hit with shotgun pellets by two people who tried to steal his bike. Finally, in March, King was cited for driving with an expired license.

King has been public with his addiction woes, appearing on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and Sober House.

If you have been charged with a DUI in Orange County or Orlando, Florida, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

The bassist of the band Coheed and Cambria was arrested after allegedly robbing a Massachusetts Walgreens of several bottles of oxycodone. According to police, the 30-year-old walked into the Walgreens, showed the pharmacist a note on his smartphone claiming he had a bomb, and demanded Oxycotin.

When the pharmacist said she did not have any Oxycotin, he allegedly said, "I'll take your Perc 30's," referring to 30 milligram Percocet pills. The pharmacist gave the suspect several bottles of the drug and he left.

The suspect then allegedly hailed a cab, which took him to a luxury bus parked at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, where Coheed and Cambria were to open for Soundgarden. Police spotted a fresh trail through the weeds behind the Walgreens, and a witness stated they allegedly saw a man run from the store and get into the cab.

Police tracked down the fare through the name of the cab company, which led them to the tour bus. Police arrested the suspect, who at first denied he was involved, but allegedly admitted his guilt when confronted with video surveillance.

He is being held on $25,000 bail because of his out of state residence (New York) and a previous drug charge. He has been charged with armed robbery and possession of a class B
controlled substance.

The bassist was previously convicted of drug possession in Florida in 2004 and has a conviction for operating under the influence in New York. He also allegedly has battled a heroin addiction in the past.

If you have been charged with a crime in Orange County or Orlando, Florida, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

Four suspects between the ages of 19 and 24 were arrested by Volusia County law enforcement yesterday morning after they allegedly broke into an Ormond Beach area tattoo parlor. Investigators claim the four stole items estimated at $10,000.

According to the police report, an Ormond Beach officer spotted a "suspicious vehicle" parked outside the tattoo parlor just before 2:00am. The officer looked around to see the vehicle, an SUV, gone and the front door of the parlor smashed in. After calling it in, local law enforcement spotted the SUV. The driver allegedly sped off when police attempted to stop it. It was later found abandoned.

A sheriff's K-9 unit tracked the suspects to a house in Daytona Beach where they were arrested.

The suspects allegedly stole a five-drawer tool box from the tattoo parlor. Inside were a handgun, tattoo machines, and various supplies.

The four have been charged with armed burglary and grand theft. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with fleeing or eluding and driving with a suspended license. Another was charged with a probation violation.

If you have been charged with a crime in the Orange County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today.

For many people, this is the wrong season to have your air conditioner go out. Finding out it's because someone wants the copper inside it isn't any better. However, for residents of DeLand, a rise in air conditioner thefts, at least 12 since June 22, and copper thefts is obviously a bad thing.

According to law enforcement, several people have been arrested in the theft of copper from air conditioners from vacant or foreclosed homes, homes with occupants, churches, and businesses. These thefts have allegedly cost victims thousands of dollars in losses. Police say that these arrests may lower the number of future thefts. They allege this is because spikes in crimes like this "are normally attributable to one or two crooks working in an area."

Two men recently arrested for copper theft were allegedly caught in the act. They were found with cutting pliers and bags of copper tubing at the air conditioning units of a business. One of the men was also found in possession of marijuana.

Like many people, police speculate that the rise in copper thefts not just in DeLand, but throughout Florida, is because of the poor economy and the ease of getting scrap metal that quickly sells. For the people who are unemployed and desperate, facing jail, fines, and a criminal record are sadly some of the least of their concerns.

If you have been charged with theft in the Orange County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today for a free and confidential case evaluation.