This past weekend Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sting operation that resulted in 61 arrests, including arrests for prostitution and solicitation of prostitution, as well as derriving proceeds from prostitution. The sting was conducted online with officers posing as prostitues as well as potential ‘clients.’ Both of these crimes are misdemeanor criminal offenses carrying […]
On January 1, 1999 the Florida legislature shocked people by enacting the Jimmy Ryce Act. The Act defined people as “sexually violent predators” and allowed for people to be involuntarily and indefinitely civilly committed based off an abnormality that needed to be treated. The crux in this Act, allowed for the person to finish their […]
TGR Attorney Frank Kerney was interviewed by Tampa Bay Online regarding one of his cases. Kerney represented a ride-sharing driver and was able to get the state to dismiss the charges against his client. But prosecutors announced earlier this month that they had dropped the criminal case against Kazemi. “They couldn’t prove the charge,” […]
The case against a Lyft driver in Tampa was dropped this month when prosecutors failed to produce evidence of a crime, new sources report. According to local reports, a Lyft driver was charged for failing to abide by county laws that apply to ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. These companies allow drivers to use […]
Public Assistance Fraud, also known as welfare fraud, is a serious felony crime in the State of Florida. If you are charged with this crime, you are facing a third degree felony offense, punishable by up to five (5) years in Florida State Prison and a fine of up to $5,000. To prove this crime, […]
The college school year has started up again in the fall semester. With the fall comes football, and tailgating. Many college students are underage, but still participate in the tailgating events. Accordingly, police officers (both undercover and in full uniform) are patrolling these events. Some charges that usually arise out of football tailgating are: underage […]
HCSO will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Southern Hillsborough County today, Friday August 29, 2014. While the exact location is unknown, it is known that there will be breath testing on location and that drivers will be stopped and checked for signs of impairment, including the odor of alcohol on their breath, bloodshot eyes, […]
Frank Kerny of Taracks & Associates offered to represent Daryl Rodgers, a retired U.S. Army reserve member who drives for Uber and Lyft, after learning that he was ticketed for doing his job. Rodgers was issued tickets totaling more than $700 from the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission because they say rid sharing services like […]
In Tampa, Florida, Petit Theft is governed by Statute 812.014, which states: “A person commits theft if he or she knowingly obtains or uses, or endeavors to obtain or to use, the property of another with intent to, either temporarily or permanently: (a) Deprive the other person of a right to the property or a […]
Each year, our firm sees dozens of students from Tampa’s local universities who have been arrested on a wide variety of charges, including DUI, petit theft, battery, and underage drinking. In Tampa, Florida these are serious crimes that carry penalties randing from probation to up to a year in jail. Felony offenses carry even more […]
