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Virtual data rooms today | merrill datasite

March 26, 2020 by Mark Zimmerman

The days of physical areas with rows of files and cabinets wherever data is normally stored will be long gone. But finding a most efficient and inexpensive place to retail outlet the data continues to be difficult. Luckily, we can shop data inside the cloud, which usually eliminates a large number of security problems and… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense

A few words about client contact

April 12, 2017 by Mark Zimmerman

I like to read articles in legal journals about trends in law firm practice. A fashionable topic is the way in which lawyers have contact with clients. Typically this issue is cast in the light of new forms of technology. You hear about how certain clients (typically younger ones) are not interested in the old… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense

Selling Alcohol to Minors in Sarasota

July 4, 2014 by Mark Zimmerman

  Fifteen convenience store clerks were cited for selling alcohol to minors in a crackdown by the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office.   All of the citations took place from June 30 to July 1, 2014.  The charges all stemmed from undercover activities targeting gas stations in Sarasota, Nokomis and Osprey.  These are criminal citations punishable by jail… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense

Warning to Parents: Be Aware Of Yik Yak

May 1, 2014 by Mark Zimmerman

Parents, have you heard of Yik Yak?  If not, you’d better get educated, and fast.  Yik Yak is a new a very popular social media app.  Think of Twitter with anonymity and you’ve got the basic idea.  The other major catch is that Yik Yak is limited to a specific radius, as little as 1.5… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, Education Law

Four Manatee County School Administrators Charged with Felonies in Rod Frazier Case

August 16, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

Four Manatee County school administrators are charged with felonies for not reporting child abuse.  The charges are related to Manatee High football coach Rod Frazier, who was arrested last week on 7 counts of misdemeanor battery and 3 counts of interference with the attendance of a student.   Frazier was accused of inappropriately touching female students. He has since resigned… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, Education Law, Sex Crimes

2 Arrested in Sarasota Pot Bust Called Operation Hammerhead

May 6, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

Sarasota Police arrest 2 men in a pot bust called “Operation Hammerhead.”  Police charged 66 year old Anthony Snead and 38 year old Andy Charlton with possession of cannabis with intent to sell.  Police Chief Bernadette DiPino says the bust came from an anonymous tip that led to a 6 month surveillance operation, including wiretapping phones.   On… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, Drug Arrest

103 Arrested in Operation Meal Ticket in Manatee County- Lawyer Explains What To Do Next

May 1, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

Welfare Fraud Arrests in Bradenton 103 people arrested in a welfare fraud sting in Manatee county.  Deputies went undercover to catch people illegally buying or selling EBT cards.  Those arrested are looking at felony and misdemeanor social welfare fraud charges.  It becomes a felony charge if the fraud is over $200.  Starting in January, cops paid cash to people for EBT… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, welfare fraud

35 Men Arrested in Manatee County During “Operation Green Shepherd II”

March 26, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35 men in the second installment of “Operation Green Shepherd.” During the online sex sting, detectives trolled the internet posing as an underage child in an attempt to set up a meeting at a house. The men who arrived at the house were met at the door by deputies who… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes Tags: car seizure, criminal defense lawyer, lewd, online sex sting, sarasota sex sting, sex crimes

Drivers Targeted by DUI “Wolf Packs” in Manatee County

March 25, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

The Florida Highway Patrol used roaming DUI “wolf packs” this weekend to target drivers.  A “wolf pack” is when troopers spread out across a neighborhood specifically looking to make drunk driving arrests.  This weekend troopers patrolled streets in Manatee County neighborhoods from 10pm Friday until to 3am Saturday.  In Florida, a driver with a blood… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, DUI

Sarasota Online Sex Sting- Is it Entrapment?

February 21, 2013 by Mark Zimmerman

Another internet sex sting leads to 30 arrests in Sarasota. Sheriff Tom Knight called it “Operation Intercept 2” because it’s the second time in less than a year they’ve set up a sex offender bust. Detectives allegedly made contact online by posing as a minor and arranging a meeting at a house. That’s where deputies… Read More

Categories: Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes

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