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Rory Safir

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Florida Theft Charges: The $750 Line and Your One Shot at a Clean Record

Written by Rory Safir, Forensic Lawyer-Scientist Criminal Defense · · 3 min read If a security guard walked you into a back office this week, or a deputy handed you paperwork with the word “theft” on it, you’re probably embarrassed, scared, and thinking: this is not who I am. My...

She Posted the Haul: What the TikTok Shoplifting Case Shows About Florida Theft Law

A Cape Coral TikTok creator with hundreds of thousands of followers was arrested after police said she used false barcodes at a Target self-checkout to pay a fraction of the real price on a batch of items....

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