Assistant Attorney General Brandon Garod obtained the grand jury indictments that allege Michael R. Smith, 55, of Bohland Street in Avon Park, Florida, committed five Class A crimes, which could come with enhanced penalties because of the victim’s age, physical or mental condition.
The victim, identified only as M.K., has died since at the age of 98 after the alleged crimes occurred, according to the AG’s office.
Two of the indictments allege that Smith obtained or exercised unauthorized control of the victim’s money by transferring the money into his account, having unauthorized checks issued to himself, and making multiple purchases and ATM withdrawals. These events were alleged to have occurred between Oct. 24 and Nov. 30, 2017, according to the indictments. The total amount of the alleged theft was over $488,000, the AG said.
Smith was also indicted on three counts of attempted theft by unauthorized taking. The indictments allege that between Sept. 7 and Oct. 24, 2017, Smith provided three different financial institutions with forged documents in attempts to steal $1.1 million, according to AG.
If convicted, each charge comes with a maximum prison sentence of 7 1/2-15 years. If convicted with the enhanced penalties, each charge could be punishable by up to 10-30 years in prison.
The charges and allegations in the indictments are merely accusations and do not constitute guilt.
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Sounds like it's only fair that this guy get the maximum sentence.
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