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Doctor pleads guilty to attempted drug trafficking

Posted on May 31st, 2011 No Comments

A 63-year old Delray Beach doctor recently plead guilty to attempted drug trafficking. According to the charges, the doctor used dead patients’ names to write prescriptions for oxycodone, which he would later pick up himself.

At a plea conference, the doctor admitted that he had become addicted to the drug after having surgery for a serious back injury. According to the plea deal, the doctor will serve 5 years of drug offender probation with the second degree felony. Because the doctor was not adjudicated guilty, he will not be considered a felon.

Investigators in the doctor’s case said that he would have to make up excuses to pick up the prescriptions for the patients. Also, the doctor was not licensed to dispense drugs in Florida. However, in just three months, the doctor was able to order 4,000 oxycodone pills.

Contact the West Palm Beach drug distribution lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A. at 561-353-2800 today, if you or someone you know has been charged with drug distribution or another drug-related crime.

Violent crimes down in U.S.

Posted on May 23rd, 2011 No Comments

According the Federal Bureau of Investigation, violent crimes including aggravated assault, armed robbery, rape, and non-negligent manslaughter decreased in the United States in 2010. In total, violent crimes dropped by 5.5 percent between 2009 and 2010.

The FBI is able to make its conclusions based on data from 13,007 police departments located across the country. All four categories of violent crime showed declines in all city classifications. Cities with populations ranging between 250,000 and 500,000 had the greatest decrease of 6.9 percent.

From 2009 to 2010, non-negligent murders in the U.S. decreased by 4.4 percent, armed robberies decreased by 9.5 percent, forcible rape decreased by 4.2 percent, and aggravated assault decreased by 3.6 percent.

If you or someone you know has been charged with assault in West Palm Beach, contact the West Palm Beach assault & battery defense attorneys of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A. at 561-353-2800 to learn more about your rights.

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Ex-Deputy County Clerk Pleads Guilty to 6 Felonies

Posted on May 17th, 2011 No Comments

A former Palm Beach County deputy clerk pleaded guilty on Tuesday to six felony counts of official misconduct.

According to court documents, 28 year-old Shvonne Butler was charged with official misconduct for improperly dismissing traffic cases. She entered a plea deal in exchange for a sentence of a year in jail Tuesday morning. Butler was originally charged with 23 felony counts of official misconduct, one for each case she allegedly fixed.

According to the probable cause affidavit, Butler worked in the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach. She allegedly used her position to clear drivers license suspensions and dismiss cases for friends and family, altering electronic records in at least 42 cases involving traffic citations issued to at least 15 people she knows.

An internal investigation by the Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office’s Public Integrity Unit led to Butler’s arrest. Any records she altered were corrected and there was no financial loss to the public.

If you have been charged with a felony, please contact the West Palm Beach Criminal Attorneys of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., at 561-353-2800.

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Undercover Drug Sting Results in 30 Juvenile Arrests

Posted on May 11th, 2011 No Comments

Dozens of students were arrested in West Palm Beach last week in a drug sting at three high schools.

According to officials with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department, about 30 students were arrested and charged with selling marijuana either on or near school grounds. Most of the arrests involved students at Jupiter, Royal Palm Beach, and Park Vista high schools, deputies said.

“The principals requested the assistance, and we’re going to continue doing other schools, but these are the first three we did,” school district Police Chief Jim Kelly told reporters Monday.

Police said two adults were also arrested in the sting, as well as a few students from William T. Dwyer Community High School and Independence Middle School.

Superintendent Bill Malone said the school district’s policy is to expel juveniles who are caught selling drugs.

If you are a juvenile facing charges for the sale of drugs, please contact the West Palm Beach juvenile sale of drug lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 561-353-2800.

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Man Charged with Felony After Attempted Robbery of Palm Beach Pharmacy

Posted on May 3rd, 2011 No Comments

A West Palm Beach man was arrested Thursday after police say he used a gun in an attempt to steal oxycodone from a North Palm Beach pharmacy.

According to the North Palm Beach Police Department arrest report, 22 year-old Rodney Lamar Mickens was charged with crimes against a person-committing an act that could cause death, robbery, and aggravated battery. Police say Mickens ran down the aisle of Winships Prescription Center on Northlake Boulevard on March 14, jumped onto the counter near the cash register and grabbed an employee.

According to the police report, Mickens held a gun to the employee’s head and demanded ocycodone. The pharmacist told Mickens that the pharmacy does not carry oxycodone and Mickens hit the employee in the face with is gun. She told police she “heard the gun click,” the report says. Mickens released the pharmacist, who pushed an alarm button, and fled the pharmacy.

Police were able to track down the blue Monte Carlo Mickens fled in. He was arrested later that night.

If you have been charged with a felony in Florida, please contact the West Palm Beach Criminal Defense Lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 561-353-2800.

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Janoris Jenkins Arrested on Marijuana Charges

Posted on April 26th, 2011 No Comments

University of Florida football player Janoris Jenkins was arrested Saturday on marijuana charges.

According to Alchua County court documents, Jenkins was arrested for the second time this year on a charge of misdemeanor possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. An officer pulled the 20 year-old’s vehicle over for speeding Saturday and smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle when he approached, the arrest report states. Johnson admitted to having marijuana in the glove compartment, and the officer found a baggie containing approximately two grams.

Johnson is the third Gators football player to be arrested for marijuana in 2011. Redshirt sophomore Kendric Johnson and redshirt freshman Chris Martin were arrested in January for misdemeanor possession of marijuana less than 20 grams.

If you have been charged with a drug-related crime, please contact the West Palm Beach drug lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 56`-353-2800.

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Nurses Aid Arrested for Forging Checks

Posted on April 18th, 2011 No Comments

A nurses aide in West Palm Beach has been arrested and charged with forging checks stolen from the elderly woman she was supposed to be caring for last summer.

According to officials with the West Palm Beach Police Department, 32 year-old Monica Hancock forged and chased $15,000 in checks stolen from an elderly woman who lives at the Fountain View Residents Home. Police say Hancock used the cash to dine, shop, and pay $3,750 for plastic surgery.

Her victim, 75 year-old Joyce Schneider, said her insurance paid for Hancock to work for her thought GEL Home Care. Schneider was hospitalized in August and did not discover that five checks had been forged and cashed until October.

Investigators say they traced the money to Hancock’s accounts. She has been charged with grand theft from an elderly person, passing forged checks, and organized fraud of less than $20,000.

If you have been charged with theft and fraud, please contact the West Palm Beach Criminal Defense Attorney of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 561-353-2800.

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Broward Sheriff’s Sgt. & Wife Arrested on Drug Charges in West Palm Beach

Posted on April 14th, 2011 No Comments

A Broward County Sheriff’s sergeant and his wife were arrested Friday on charges of oxycodone trafficking and prescription fraud.

According to Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella, 42 year-old Sergeant John Goodbread has been suspended with pay as the investigation continues. Moschella said the Broward Sheriff’s Office alerted Palm Beach County dectectives to the possibility that Goodbread and his wife had been “doctor shopping” after receiving a call from a manager at a Boca Raton doctor’s office.

The Boca Raton office of Dr. Harry Stein had received a call from the Loxahatchee office of Dr. Javier Prettelt after insurance provider Coventry Health Care refused to cover Oxycontin medication that Dr. Prettelt said he never prescribed to the Goodbreads. Further investigation revealed prescriptions were obtained through at least three doctors.

If you have been charged with drug crime, please contact the West Palm Beach drug lawyers of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A. by calling 561-353-2800.

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Lake Worth Man Charged with Domestic Violence

Posted on April 6th, 2011 No Comments

A Lake Worth man was arrested Friday after his 13 year-old daughter reported her dad had beaten her with a belt.
According to Palm Beach County Jail records, 48 year-old Nicolas Ilet was arrested Tuesday night and is being held in the jail on $3,000 bond. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies were called shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to Burgess Drive in Lake Worth, to a neighbor’s house where Ilet’s daughter had fled.

The girl told deputies that her father hit her with a belt “about 15 times,” and demanded to know why she changed the grades on her report card, according to the police report. Deputies said the girl had several red and blue welts on her legs the size of golf balls and marks on both her upper arms.

The girl said the beating began in the garage and moved to a bedroom “so no one could hear the screams,” the report says.

If you have been charged with domestic violence, please contact a West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 561-353-2800.

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Man Accused of Dragging Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested

Posted on March 30th, 2011 No Comments

A man accused of dragging a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy on a motorcycle was arrested Tuesday.

According to officials with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Victor Morales was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, along with resisting arrest with violence and fleeing and eluding. Morales is being held in Palm Beach County jail awaiting a court appearance.

According to Sheriff’s spokeswoman Teri Barbera, Morales was traveling more than 100 mph on his motorcycle when a deputy attempted to pull him over Tuesday. As the deputy approached Morales’ motorcycle, Morales allegedly accelerated. The motorcycle dragged the deputy about 300 feet, Barbera said.

Deputies eventually located Morales in Boynton Beach, according to Barbera.

The deputy is expected to make a full recovery.

If you have been charged with aggravated assault and battery, please contact a West Palm Beach Criminal Attorney of Eric N. Klein & Associates, P.A., by calling 561-353-2800.

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