Metro-Atlanta Theft Offense Attorney
Serving Atlanta and Surrounding Areas, Including Cartersville, Canton, Decatur, Jonesboro, Lawrenceville, Marietta, and McDonough, and many other Cities
In Georgia, theft related offenses are taken extremely seriously, whether the offense is a felony or a misdemeanor, and the accused person, if convicted, will face considerable jail time and incur expensive fines. In addition they will have trouble trying to find a job if they have stolen from an employer. This is why it is important to have an expert on your side. Attorney Lloyd J. Matthews can help you with all your legal criminal issues, with regards to Theft related accusations and in addition, many other sorts of criminal accusations. For more free information specifically on theft offenses you can check out our Blog. Some people may not realize it, but even though low level or petty shoplifting is a misdemeanor, if you commit enough of those it bumps it up to a felony, and a lot of D.A.’s are starting off at 1 year to serve, as the recommended punishment when plea negotiations happen, which they usually do. Store cameras usually come into play and oftentimes that does not redound to the benefit of the accused shoplifter.
Why Should You Hire A Professional Lawyer For Your Theft Offense?
Unfortunately, a genuine apology for a theft offense isn’t enough – local businesses and stores and companies want to teach a lesson not only to the accused but to the entire community.
Rampant theft from stores leads to the store having to raise their prices for EVERYONE to make up for the lost revenue. In sum, everybody loses and society suffers as a result of pervasive theft.
If a city is ridden with theft and corruption, then that is a bad climate for businesses which are just starting out- that entrepreneur will go to another city where the theft rate is far less. Consequently, the city blighted by theft suffers from the loss of start-up businesses in their communities. Everyone in the community suffers, not just the business affected by theft.
Let us not forget about “legalized theft”. That is rampant too! That occurs when the tax rate is so high that it becomes Confiscatory, so that businessmen and -women do not want to locate their business in that State or that community because the government taxes the business way too much and destroys incentive to have a successful business and become independently wealthy, and provide many jobs for the community in which the business is located.
You’re going to need a highly skilled criminal defense attorney to assist you to fight the theft charges against you.
Attorney Lloyd J. Matthews is experienced with defending all kinds of theft offenses, including:
⦁ Possession of stolen cash or property (theft by receiving)
⦁ Burglary (whether it be a residence or a business)
⦁ Robbery ( it could be Armed Robbery or perhaps Robbery by Sudden Snatching)
⦁ Vehicle (car, boat, bicycle) theft
⦁ Grand theft- it is called “grand” because the amount of the theft exceeds a certain threshold
⦁ Employee theft
⦁ Shoplifting
⦁ Embezzlement
⦁ Robbery- it’s included here but it also falls under Violent Offense Attorney category
⦁ Grand theft auto- theft of a motor vehicle within the State of Georgia;
⦁ Identity Theft- you find yourself accused of using somebody else’s identity and credit to make purchases, buy homes, or whatever.
⦁ Theft by deception- an example of which, you have acquired stolen items and you pawn them, representing to the pawn shop owner that you own them (which is false).
⦁ Entering an Auto- you are accused of entering some person’s car for purposes of theft
⦁ Check Kiting
What Exactly Is Fraud?
Fraud is a special kind of theft that can have a serious punishment and is the act of obtaining money, property, or something else that doesn’t belong to you through purposeful deception. Usually, the goal is to acquire financial gain, but the individual may have other motives as well. Since each kind of fraud breaks a separate federal or State law, there is a large variety of different fines, class levels, and penalties for fraud.
Common examples are:
⦁ Securities fraud, so called “white collar” crimes involving stocks
⦁ Mail fraud
⦁ Bankruptcy fraud
⦁ Bank fraud
⦁ Wire fraud
⦁ Business fraud
⦁ Tax Fraud
⦁ Insurance fraud
⦁ Financial fraud
⦁ Credit card fraud
⦁ Interstate fraud
⦁ Mortgage fraud
⦁ Real estate improvement theft- the contractor has accepted payments to improve a house or a part thereof, and he “takes the money and runs” using the money for personal expenses instead of what he contracted to do.
Serving Clients All Over Metro-Atlanta. (Atlanta, Canton, Cartersville, Decatur, Jonesboro, Lawrenceville, Douglasville, Griffin, Decatur, Marietta, Duluth, Norcross, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, & McDonough, Carrollton, LaGrange, Newnan, Covington, Conyers and many others )
