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For many Floridians seeking a “second chance,” the process of sealing a criminal record feels like a bureaucratic hurdle. One of the most common points of confusion for both petitioners and practitioners is whether a formal court hearing is actually required to get a petition granted. Under Florida law, the answer depends largely on whether […]
What happens if Tether tells you that your USDT is blacklisted or frozen at the request of a federal law enforcement agency in the United States? In other cases, cryptocurrency might be frozen at an exchange like MEXC, Binance, or Coinbase, because the exchange was served with a seizure warrant issued by a law enforcement […]
By Joshua Monteiro, Criminal Defense Attorney, Partner and Shareholder, Sammis Law Firm One issue that many people do not anticipate is how a Florida Risk Protection Order can impact international travel. I have recently represented clients who were detained for several hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when re-entering the United States through Miami […]
By Joshua Monteiro, Criminal Defense Attorney, Partner and Shareholder, Sammis Law Firm A Risk Protection Order, often called an RPO or “red flag” order, is a civil court order that allows law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from a person they believe poses a risk to themselves or others. These orders are issued quickly. In […]
What happens if the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle (DHSMV) imposes a “committing offense suspension?” To find out if your Florida driver’s license is valid, visit the DHSMV website at: https://services.flhsmv.gov/DLCheck/DLCheckResultView.aspx. If the driver’s license check shows a suspension for “COMM OFFENSE-REVOC REQUIRED IF CONV,” then that notation means your license was […]
The attorneys at Sammis Law Firm represent clients after their cash or other valuable property is taken at the airport. After the seizure, most people are shocked to learn that federal agents can seize money this way. Our clients might want to fly with cash for any variety of reasons including moving, planning to buy […]
A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents and Families When a child is taken into custody in Florida, the very first court appearance is called a juvenile detention hearing. This hearing usually happens within 24 hours of the arrest, and it determines two critical issues: Whether there is probable cause to believe the child committed the delinquent […]
BTC-e Account Holders in the Cryptocurrency Forfeiture Case On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a sweeping civil asset forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and fiat funds connected to the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange. The case […]
What happens if local law enforcement agencies in Florida seize cryptocurrency from foreign nationals and overseas companies, despite not having legal authority to do so? Leslie Sammis, an attorney with Sammis Law Firm, recently resolved one such case. As a result of her efforts, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office was forced to return everything it […]
What if Florida’s Attorney General wanted to create its own cryptocurrency “strategic reserve”? It could train law enforcement officers across the state to look for scams involving cryptocurrency. Those scams include overseas fraudsters calling Florida residents to convince them to put cash into a virtual currency kiosk through fraud. Many of those scams target the […]
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