The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
The adult son of a woman’s in-home employee in southeastern Florida is facing multiple charges after he was accused of stealing when the employer reported that she was missing over $30,000 worth of jewelry.
According to reports, a woman who lives in Palm Beach notified the authorities last week to let them know she had discovered jewelry worth approximately $34,000 was missing from her collection. She said she couldn’t locate two Rolex watches, two gold necklaces, and multiple pendants, including two with diamonds, and one with a ruby, diamond, and sapphire, and she believed they had been stolen. The woman added that while her housekeeper and housekeeper’s son were there, she left her home on April 19, and posited that the pieces were taken while she was gone. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.
The authorities tracked down approximately $26,600 worth of what was identified as the alleged victim’s missing jewelry between a pawn shop in West Palm Beach and a pawn shop in Lake Worth. The establishments provided surveillance videos that reportedly showed the individual who pawned the items, and the man was identified as the housekeeper’s 39-year-old son.
The man was taken into custody and booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. He is facing several preliminary charges, including six counts of dealing in stolen property, four counts of false verification of ownership over $300, two counts of false verification of ownership under $300, and one count of grand theft greater than $20,000. At the time this was written, facility records indicate that he is being held in the Main Detention Center in lieu of a $65,000 bond.
It was reported that the alleged victim paid approximately $950 to reclaim her items from the pawn shops.
If you or someone you love is suspected of a theft offense, contact Orange County criminal defense lawyer Staycie R. Sena at (949) 477-8088 for a consultation now.