Monteresi v. State

ADAMS, J.:

This appeal is from a conviction, under Sec. 812.11, Fla. Stat., 1941, F.S.A., for receiving certain money with knowledge that same was embezzled. The only question is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the conviction.

The evidence presents an ugly picture demonstrating how vice and gambling will destroy legitimate business in a community if permitted to carry on its evil trade. Here a trusted employee, over a period of years — from day to day, misappropriated about $9,514.30 of his employer’s money and gave it to appellant to play a number game commonly known as Bolita.…