Sheriff of Seminole County v. Oliver

The Seminole County Sheriff appeals the trial court’s order finding no probable cause following a preliminary adversary hearing under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. We affirm.

Appellee committed numerous grand thefts by embezzling money from his employer, a charitable organization. He accomplished the crimes by stealing his employer’s checks and, using the electronic signature of another employee, naming himself as payee. He then deposited the checks into his bank account and used the proceeds to buy numerous items of personal property, such as computer equipment, a gun and photography…