Theft Crimes

Why am I being charged twice for the same shoplifting offense?

Why did I get a notice in the mail asking me to pay a $150 Civil Penalty for a shoplifting charge? Isn’t this prosecution in two separate courts? Wouldn't that be considered Double Jeopardy? New Jersey criminal defense attorney Ryan Clark, answers frequently asked questions about civil penalties for shoplifting charges in New Jersey. Read the rest of this entry »

Theft By Deception in New Jersey – Home Improvement Contractors Unfairly Treated?

There are real theft by deception cases in New Jersey that unquestionably fit the language of the theft by deception criminal statute. Recently, a Monmouth County local newspaper, The Hub, wrote a story about a Fair Haven New Jersey man who has been charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office with, among other charges, theft by deception. As an employee of Merrill Lynch, he is alleged to have taken investors money, and converted the money to his own use without ever having made the investment. Read the rest of this entry »
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