Bruce Lehr

Miami 305-377-1777

Identity Theft

Miami, FL Identity Theft Criminal Defense Attorney Bruce Lehr

South Florida criminal defense attorney Bruce Lehr represents individuals who have been accused or arrested for identity theft. In the state of Florida, the term Identity Theft encompasses a large number of independent actions that may individually or collectively constitute a crime under FSS §817.568: Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information. For instance, an identity theft can also incorporate a number of lesser-included crimes, such as forgery, theft, embezzlement, et cetera. If you have been arrested for identity theft, or an identity theft related crime, you're going to require the services of an experienced criminal defense lawyer–like Bruce Lehr. Attorney Bruce Lehr has been trying cases in the Dade County criminal justice system since 1979. Starting his career as a prosecuting attorney in the Metro-Dade courts, Bruce Lehr has the experience and legal acumen to defend his clients against even the most compelling identity theft and "white-collar' criminal charges.

Identity Theft in the State of Florida

"The Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act makes it a federal crime when someone 'knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable state or local law.'" – Florida Office of the Attorney General

What this means is that in order for a prosecuting attorney to prove the federal charge of identity theft, he or she must show that:

1. You knowingly transferred or used the identification of another person

AND

2. You had the intent to commit a violation of a federal law or a felony under Florida law

Separately, the state of Florida also makes it a felony to "willfully and without authorization fraudulently use personal identification information concerning an individual without first obtaining that individual's consent."

Common examples of the type of identity theft cases that attorney Bruce Lehr represents include:

  • Using someone else's information to open and use a credit card
  • Uttering a forged instrument (such as a check)
  • Filing a Medicare claim using someone else's information
  • Collecting someone else's Social Security
  • Using someone else's identity to file and collect someone else's tax refund

The identity theft statute, however, can be applied by law enforcement authorities in numerous other ways, as well.

Miami-Broward Private Defense Attorney Bruce Lehr

From his law offices in Miami and Hollywood, criminal defense lawyer Bruce Lehr represents individuals who have been charged with identity theft and related offenses at a federal and state level. If you've been accused of a white-collar crime, contact the law office of Bruce Lehr, Miami Criminal Defense Attorney immediately at 305-377-1777.

Criminal defense lawyer Bruce Lehr defends the accused in Miami, Aventura, Bal Harbor, Bay Harbor Island, Biscayne Park Coral Gables, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Homestead, Key Biscayne, Medley, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Shores Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-Locka, Pinecrest, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside, Sweetwater, Hallandale, Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Cooper City, Fort Lauderdale, Dania, Plantation, Weston, Coral Springs, Pompano, Deerfield Beach, Coconut Creek, Sunrise, Dade, Broward, and the rest of South Florida. Call immediately.