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> Miami police say this type of fraud “is difficult to consider as a crime” They must not understand how fraud is defined in their jurisdiction. > Under Flori
by deckar01 8y ago
> Miami police say this type of fraud “is difficult to consider as a crime”
They must not understand how fraud is defined in their jurisdiction.
> Under Florida law, an individual commits fraud when they conceal information that should not have been concealed, when they purposefully lie, or when they undertake any sort of dishonest act for the purpose of benefiting themselves and duping another. A person found guilty of fraud in Florida faces anything from restitution to extensive jail time.
https://www.baezlawfirm.com/what-constitutes-as-fraud-under-florida-law/ https://www.baezlawfirm.com/what-constitutes-as-fraud-under-...
This is no different than a server overcharging you at a restaurant. Contact your credit card company, then file a police report. One of the police force's primary objectives is to enforce laws by pursuing criminal charges on behalf of citizens in its jurisdiction. If your report is mishandled, file a complaint against the officer assigned to the case.
- otterley 8y agoI think what they meant was "we don't have the resources to prosecute this sort of crime in light of all the more serious crime we have to deal with in Miami."
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoMore like "we have enough crime that we can pick and choose what we want to solve and we'd rather kick down doors and arrest minor drug dealers than track down petty fraud". If solving petty fraud gave the swat team an excuse to kick down doors they'd probably solve more petty fraud. It's no different than a dev choosing to write more spaghetti than fix their old spaghetti. Nobody wants to do boring stuff regardless of your line of work.