{"id":1147,"date":"2024-07-23T23:29:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T03:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:40:38","slug":"florida-court-discusses-grounds-for-vacating-an-identify-theft-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-grounds-for-vacating-an-identify-theft-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Discusses Grounds for Vacating an Identify Theft Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the disbursing of loans during the pandemic, the government began to crack down on people who they alleged fraudulently obtained COVID relief. As with all criminal cases, the prosecution must prove each element of a crime in COVID loan theft cases, and if they cannot, the defendant should not be convicted. In a recent Florida ruling, the court discussed the elements of identity theft, ultimately determining the defendant should have been acquitted. If you are charged with a theft offense, it is advisable to confer with a Tampa theft crime defense attorney to determine what steps you can take to protect your rights.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>History of the Case<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is alleged that the defendant was charged in a superseding indictment with nine counts of wire fraud and five counts of aggravated identity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussc.gov\/research\/quick-facts\/aggravated-identity-theft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theft<\/a>. The government alleged that the defendant engaged in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration and lenders administering the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program by submitting false and fraudulent loan applications on behalf of three entities. The defendant also allegedly forged signatures on documents supporting these applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is reported that the defendant proceeded to a jury trial on all fourteen counts, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty on six counts: four counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. The jury acquitted the defendant on the remaining eight counts. Subsequently, the defendant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal and a motion for a new trial, challenging the guilty verdicts on the grounds of insufficient evidence and legal errors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-discusses-grounds-for-vacating-an-identify-theft-conviction\/#more-1147\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the disbursing of loans during the pandemic, the government began to crack down on people who they alleged fraudulently obtained COVID relief. As with all criminal cases, the prosecution must prove each element of a crime in COVID loan theft cases, and if they cannot, the defendant should not be convicted. In a recent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theft","category-white-collar-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vacating Identity Theft Conviction in FL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Facing identity theft charges in Florida? 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