Glaubius v. State

STEVENSON, Judge.

Appellant, Eric Glaubius, pled no contest to a charge of grand theft of merchandise and cash from his employer, Beall’s Outlet. The trial court placed Glaubius on probation for three years and ordered restitution. The issue which we write to address in this appeal is whether the trial court properly awarded restitution to Beall’s Outlet for the investigative costs which it incurred in uncovering Glaubius’s wrongdoing and determining the extent of the loss. Because we conclude that a victim’s investigative costs may constitute a proper item for restitution under section…