You are under arrest right now. >> Just wait. >> Just relax. Relax. >> Just wait. You have anything on you any know about? I know you just came out of the courthouse. Do you have anything on you know about? >> No, I don't. >> Anything in your pockets or anything like that? >> No. >> This young lady is going to search you. All right. Make sure there's nothing on you. All right. Are you >> uh significant other? You are friend to All right. Here's my card. I'm going to be taking her to jail today for fraud. Okay. For fraud. Yeah. Credit card fraud. All right. So, she's safe. She's okay. She's going to be with me. I'm the arresting detective. But that's my card. Okay. I'm going to have her She's going to call you when she gets there. All right. All righty. All right. Hi, I'm Detective Kodak Savage. I would like to talk to you about fraudulent charges. Would you be willing to talk to me about that? All right. You can take her to HQ, >> I think. >> Yeah. All right. Could you raise your right hand for me, please? You swear the information you're about to provide will be the truth. >> Yes. >> Okay. Put your hand up. Um, so obviously I said we have three different reports here. Um, can you and your name is there as a reporting party, >> right? Uh could you tell me a little bit about what led to three reports being uh given to the police? >> So what led to three reports was one Chris wife called me and she said that there was some fraudulent activity that went on with one of his cars. So after I spoke with her, I continued to wait till she reached back out to let me to give me more information I can go off of because I asked her for the if she could provide me with the address of the apartment complex or anything like that so we could try to narrow things down to see if it if indeed it was somebody from here. She in the process of me waiting on her, that's when I got a call the next day from another wife of Juan, I had HR run a like a a profile to try to see if I had anyone that lived off of any one of the texts cuz we would be the only people that would have access to their cards and everything. And once they ran a report, that's when I found out I had one tech that did follow suit with that address. >> And when you say tech, what um having access to lockers, what does that process look like? So the process, so we have all the lockers locked behind a closed door in one room and all the lockers have individual locks on there and we have a master key. So the only time we're supposed to go in the lockers if we're putting something in the lockers for the patients or retrieving something from it. >> Okay. >> So um what made me this these two cases wasn't even what made me look into her. What made me look into her was we had another case with Cory and he was getting ready to discharge and he was missing some money. >> You don't need handcuffs, right? You got to like attack me. cuz I do fight back. >> I'm not good. >> So, I tell my niece and nephew. Whenever they hit me, I say, "I hit that." Um, so I detective Cavage. Um, my camera's on. Obviously, you were just arrested outside of the jail, right? So, because you're here, I have to read you your rights. All right. I can make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement. This must be of your own free will. >> I understand. >> Make sense? Okay. On February 9th, 2026, West Palm Beach detectives arrested a recovery center employee outside a courthouse on charges of credit card fraud involving at least five vulnerable patients. The suspect had already been read her Miranda rights before the interrogation began. She waved them and agreed to talk. That decision and what followed will define this entire case. >> And are you currently employed? Are you working? >> Yes. >> Okay. Where do you work? >> So, right now I work at a um recovery center. What do you do there? >> So a recovery advocate. >> So what person? >> So basically like recovery advocate they basically um they do scheduling. They do things for the patients like um you know make sure that they know where they're going for the day with group sales and stuff like that. >> Okay. Got you. So you sort of like guide the guide. >> Okay. >> What's the name of that title again? Recovery >> advocate. >> Advocate. That's a pretty cool title. Before that, I already had let them know I was like looking for better pay anyways cuz I'm a mom. So, I was looking for better pay. Um, and that that was one of my main reasons. I was telling them that I was going per DM, looking for someone that at least paid better. I had already let them know that, you know, I plan on going per DM cuz I was looking into some, you know, somewhere else. Like I let them do that >> and then after that after I let them do that or whatever they came to me with um some allegations or whatever basically saying oh well we accused you of well we we think you was doing this and doing that. So they basically said a patient >> um I guess his wife came up there whatever the case may be that was trying to pretend like you you um we talked to the patient wife and she said she didn't know where the charge came from or whatever the case may be. a trans what uh >> patient's wife called you or called >> called I guess the facility owner or whatever and was letting them know hey I don't know where this charge came from and I don't I don't think he did it or whatever and so she just she came yeah so she so me and the patient was you know close and I obvious um she know that it's probably not him, but she was going to come up here and dispute it and she didn't want him to tell her where the transaction came from. And so that's the last I heard of them anything about it that was that. And I was already transitioning to a new place anyways and I already had told them like, you know, I had basically put in my my letter of, you know, to let them know I'm not going to be here or whatever the case may be. So >> So you don't even care about what they were saying? Yeah, I did. Cuz I'm like, hey, she was in the middle of her already telling me this or whatever, she was like, you know, she spoke to the wife. The wife had her say on it or the wife feel like she didn't know where the transaction came from. She um when was speaking to the patient or whatever, she was like, I spoke to him. He didn't really like say nothing about it or the transaction or anything. So, you know, all she can do is just go off upset wife saying she seen a transaction, but he didn't like tell the wife or he didn't tell the wife like no or this is not the case. >> So, one's wife calls and says, "Hey, there's a charge on one's credit card." >> How did they get there? >> Mhm. Yeah, that's what she basically said. >> And then you said accuse you or something. or whatever. >> So basically they said well um using his credit card or whatever the case may be mind you because they know that me and L is closed. We do like he asked me to help him with things and like we talk and like he'll tell me like literally he one of the ones that I was close with like he'll talk to me. I'll tell him he would ask me I was like yeah I'm in school I'm a single mom and stuff like that and he became you know close to me or whatever. brought her. Did one ever actually give you his card as you're saying? >> Yes. Like that's what So one day I was at work and we was like, you know, I came in I was my normal self because I'm a single mom and I was going through something and he noticed that I was going through something and he was like, >> "Yeah." So he was like, "Ma, like what's I see your energy not up high usually because my energy I'm always there. I'm doing whatever running around for the clients or whatever." And he was like, "What's going on?" I just told him my situation and what I was going through and basically I'm a single mom. So, it's hard. I'm not going to lie. It's hard when you're a single mom and you trying to figure things out. And I was just telling him like right now I paid every like paid what I could and did all this and that, but um you know it's another one coming up and I'm sure and he understood that and he was like, "Oh, you only get paid $16 here? That that's crazy. Like you work too hard. You you deserve more than that." And he just basically started telling me about the kind of like telling me, "Yeah, y'all are getting underpaid here and stuff and like what can I do to help?" And I just I literally told him and then all he the thing is >> I was like, "Well, my my rent that's what I'm going through right now. My rent is what I'm going through." >> How much is your rent? >> It was like 20 215 something like that. >> That's pretty hard to make. >> But when they Yeah, it's 21.95. But they add on other stuff. So by the time they add it up, it's like 23 24. >> Okay. >> And he literally just like like what do you need help with it? Like I can tell you like and he literally told me his information like right there at the job. I'm like I'm sorry. >> I didn't hear like I'm just thankful for the fact that he was willing to look out which of course it's a job. So I know >> that you know >> are you allowed to do that? you can't be close with the patients like to that extent which I know that thinking at the time I was literally just thinking like a single mom who just trying to figure it out and then I even offer him I was like I can send it back to you cuz you know I'm working and I I can you know send it back to you or whatever and he just was like you okay you a good person I see you busting your like working hard for your daughter you in school like it's okay >> so he offered to pay your rent you logged into your portal and plugged in, I'm assuming a credit card or something to pay for. >> Mhm. >> Do you do the intake for patients? Sometimes >> sometimes, but most of the times I'm usually like it just all depends on who's in that moment. Sometimes you might not do the intake for that. >> You've done one before. Okay. So, they surrender their property like a phone and you said a wallet or something. >> And then where is all that stuff kept? >> So, it's kept in like a safe key like lockers. >> Locker. Okay. Did who would have access to those lockers? Is that supervisors? Do the patients access. >> So supervisors and RAS have um like they can go inside their locker. The lockers there was placed like in the supervisor office. So like she's in there and you the locker >> you as an RA had access to it. So I was patient and I said uh hey Miss Adams I need to get something from my locker. You would have the ability to go get that item if it was >> if it was approved >> approved by the nurse or supervisor. >> Is this that room that you were talking about where the patients keep their Okay. Do you recognize that person? >> Yes. >> Was that you? >> What were you What were you doing there? >> So, right now I'm getting the key situated to get ready to unlock it and I had my phone in my hand cuz I usually be texting and then I unlock it and put stuff in. >> Whose locker is that? >> So, I don't I can't see the name. >> So, we'll back it up. Maybe you'll remember whose locker it is. What what what did you just take out there? What is that? >> So, right there is a like a Manila folder and in those folders like we put like important things in there. The paperwork where they do when the intake is in there like money logs and things like that. >> Money log. So, that'll be a log. Say they bring money and then >> we'll write it on the log. >> So, Okay. And if a patient says, "Hey, I need $20 for cigarettes." Do you log out to them? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> So, tell me what happens. you'll get a signature. And uh >> why do you go to the corner? I said that now and turned it back to the camera. >> So basically, usually I'd be putting things in there. It just all depends on like if I gave a patient their phone or if I gave them something out of the safe, I'll put it back in there and I'll close it up. >> So why do you have nothing to give a patient? You didn't write anything down. You >> No. So, nine times out of 10, if I did if I didn't um if I didn't have like nothing to give him, it could have been I usually put like if if they give me if the therapist give me something for them. If it's a card, if it's insurance card, if it's anything like that, all I do is put it back in the sit on the thing, put it back in the um manila folder and put it back in. >> So, you can go in there without the patient asking you to do something. >> You can go Yeah, you can go in there with a therapist asking me to do something or a supervisor asking you to pull something or put something back. >> Okay. Therapist asking you to do something here. Yeah. So nine times out of 10 when I'm when I'm going in there, it's because of a therapist or a supervisor telling us to do something. >> What would their request then? >> So I'm not quite sure what the request was. Then I know we get like insurance cards and things like that, IDs, and put it back. >> Okay. So what that video is, um, do you like memorize? I'm sure you have so many patients over there. Like there's a lot of patients all the time. >> Do you remember everyone's like names? I don't remember every single one of them sometimes cuz they can have like up to 45 patients but I like certain ones I remember. >> This video it was I didn't give you the date. Maybe it'll help your memory. Excuse me. Uh that video was from Sunday, December 7th at about 6:30 p.m. Um here's what Do you remember a patient named Cory? >> So yeah, I remember Cory Cory went to with $200 and that money was missing from his locker. So, is that you? >> You know what's crazy about that situation right there? >> I didn't get $200 from Cory Locker. I didn't do none of that. Mind you, Cory, when he first when he had his intake or whatever, I wasn't even there when his intake was took his intake. >> I didn't do his intake or none of that kind of stuff. So, I didn't know about that. when she brought up that situation and mentioned it to me, she also mentioned, you know, telling me about she asked all of the RAS. She went and see who did his intake, went, went on the money log, this and that. She would ask me stuff. A lot of times he would want me to like um, you know, get cigarettes from the vape machine for him and stuff like that. And that's what I would do for them. I would go to the vape machine. I would go get cigarettes and stuff. >> Vape machine. >> Mhm. >> Cuz he reported it to us. I randomly talked before that he was $200 and basically it wasn't on the money log. It wasn't enough. And see, that's the thing. It should have been on the money line. >> You're going into a dark room without putting the lights on. >> And see, the light the thing is about that um the light is right there. >> Yes. >> So, why would you not put the That's a dark room. It might look light because there's night vision on the camera, but that's a dark room with no windows. Why would you go in there and not put the light on so you can see what the hell you're doing? >> So, nine times out of 10, it looks super dark on here, but it's not really dark in that room. Like even with that light that's right there that's in the hallway. I usually just go in there and unlock like unlock the locker, put your stuff in and leave. I be getting ready to >> You know what it looks like, right? >> Yeah. I That's what I get with it. >> It looks like you're stealing the $200 that's missing from his locker. >> The Supreme Court established in Miranda versus Arizona that law enforcement must advise any person in custody of their right to remain silent and their right to an attorney before questioning begins. That warning was given here. The suspect understood it, confirmed it, and waved it. A valid waiver, clean on the record. But at approximately 27 minutes and 30 seconds into the footage, the detective says, "I can almost promise you that you will not do jail time for this." He walked it back immediately. I'm not promising you that, but the damage was already done. Under Colorado versus Connelly, courts evaluate whether implied promises of leniency overrode a suspect's free will. that lock that you're touching in the dark turned away from the camera and like doing whatever you were doing >> and then I had my headphones in. So now I start to see I probably was on the phone. >> You on your phone? >> No, not a lot but like usually I'll be on there sometimes or listening to stuff. >> Okay. Do you know another patient? Uh Christopher? >> No, I don't. >> You never know him? >> Mm- Okay. Why was your rent paid with Christopher's credit card? >> So the only person that looked out for me for real was >> not the only person. My question is why was Christopher's credit card used to pay for your >> So when was this nice? >> I'm just telling you I know this this happened. I want to be here. My question is why if you don't remember who Chris is, why is his Discover credit card used? >> You said >> in November >> in November, mind you. And you have you have the proof right here. Coincidentally, when when we made contact with you, there was a credit card payment reversed on November 28th of 2025. Whose credit card was that? Yes. >> Who's the policy of these thoughts or was he known? >> I might remind you that you don't do you have a criminal past. >> Okay. >> Lying is one thing. >> Mhm. >> I don't arrest someone unless I know what happened. I'm not ask every question I've asked you. I've already known the answer. >> I'm not asking you if you did it. I want to know why his car was used. Did he give you permission? Was it another weird thing that the wife didn't know? So >> were you desperate? What just >> So the situation tell >> the situation with Christopher I wasn't like desperate or nothing but like he would like try to you know talk to me like >> okay >> he was one of those patients like >> you told me you don't remember who he is so you can't tell me that you cannot lie to me now and tell me that you had some weird relationship just cuz I suggested it. my trackers. >> No, no, but it wasn't no like weird relationship or nothing like as in you know super weird or nothing. It just was like me working or whatever and he would like be super >> You told me you don't know who Chris is. You don't remember him. So anything you're telling me after that about Chris unless it's the truth I'm going to know that you're lying to me. >> I know. I know. That's what I'm saying. Like I'm going to tell you about Chris. >> But how can you tell me how he was with you if you told me you don't know who he is? So were you lying to me when you said you don't know who he is? Are you lying to me now? Making up some relationship. >> Me telling you I didn't know. >> The truth will set you free. >> Yeah. I'm me telling you I didn't know who he is because I I know who you know I know who he is. >> Why'd you lie? >> So why' you lie? Is >> he's going to lie lie. >> H you lied for a reason. >> You're right. >> Okay. So you want to tell us what happened? >> Mhm. When we go like do stuff with them. We do mines, we go to the vape machine, we do this and that or or whatever the case may be. They'll he'll like say stuff like, you know, dude, don't tell nobody or you can get something like we go to the store for them and stuff. We do that sometimes. Or he'll be like, you can get something, but don't mention it. Like, and nothing big. I'm not going to lie. >> Nothing big or personal. Like we go get something from the vape machine for them or we do a store run like an Insta Carter or something like that for them. like you can grab something or whatever the case may be. Not nothing big, but if you going grocery shopping for somebody, you're just grabbing something. You can grab chips or something like that. With his, I just got the numbers and like, you know, did the rent thing and let them know. >> Did you have this credit card or did you have the number written down? >> So, you don't have to have like they it's like a what do you call it? A sheet. like we we don't so sometimes you don't have to take the sheet everywhere you go but sometimes you do in the in the in the intake packet it's a sheet and they write like their name on there the form of the former payment that they want to use and that's also the sheet that the therapist use as well so that's the sheet and we just take it up there and we get to >> some point Chris said I would like my discover card dues for some sort of >> pay number here's here's my issue Chris there um for not very long. He was within a blackout period. >> Yes. Yes. >> And he gets discharged on November 27th, Thanksgiving Day. >> Mhm. >> All right. And your rent was paid with his card the day after he left. >> Mhm. >> Explain how that happens cuz he didn't say go get me a date on cuz he wasn't there. No, I'm saying so this the thing about Chris like previously before that this is something like how I told you on the paperwork we have like a sheet with the information on there and when you discharge they they keep the like kind of like the forms or whatever the case may be put it inside of your folder and they give it to you and you discharge but previously before that me dealing with him when you look at me and Chris like I think I don't know if I did the luggage search or the intake I did one of those for him when he first came in and I did go like you know go to the machine and get him a vape. The f this was like during the blackout period. I went and got him to vape and the information was >> Where would that charge be? Would it be on his Discover card? >> Yeah. >> What cell phone provider do you use? >> T-Mobile. >> Did he allow you to pay for your phone bill with his card, too? >> No, he did not. >> Did you do that without his permission? >> Mhm. >> Did you do the rent with his permission? >> So, basically, >> cuz you said he said, >> "Buy me something." >> Yes. But I with that with him saying buy something that is a lot like you know that is >> much $30. >> Yes. >> Church will set you free. Did he know that you were charging your rent on his credit card that you had? >> So I would say no because even though he told me this I said no because even though you told me you can get something that's above the price. >> Okay. >> So now this is like the second patient that is like cool with you. >> Maybe you're taking advantage of it or whatever. You're saying Juan gave you permission? >> Yeah, one definitely in front of court and hook him up to a lie detector. >> Is Juan going to be lying when he tells me no, I did not allow her to charge her rent for $25? >> No, the thing is >> No. Is he going to be a liar if he tells me and >> Oh, you say if he tells you? >> Yeah. If he says no, no, no, your honor. Okay. I never allowed her to use my Chase or whatever credit card to pay for her rent. I never would allow that. >> Yes. Because me and one was definitely like it was given like granddaughter, granddaughter, niece like it me I'm not going to lie out all of the >> Yeah. Out of all of the ones me and him was you get what I'm we was like close. So Chris2472 rent he didn't know about that and then $232. Um how do you remember the card number cuz he had already left with his bank on the 27th. >> How did you have it on the 28th? >> So basically um that's what I was telling you about the form >> that you were able to log in and just look at his red marker and >> yeah you can go to your you can go to your email and >> No. Is that what you did? is you log in, pull up this [ __ ] and then you write in your credit. >> Yes. >> Yes. So I basically you can go that's what I'm telling you. When you was when I was at I had access to the email. You get what I'm saying? And whatever email another tech send or whatever email my supervisor sent to me, it wasn't redacted or anything that every tech there can have access to all these personal financial >> Mhm. like almost as like too tempting. That's crazy. How come like every like we all >> obviously were tempted and temptation got the better of you. Is that right? >> Yeah. Only because of my situation that time. >> Something that I got an issue with. You said that Chris asked you to buy a big for him in the days before you had used his car to pay for rent. >> Mhm. I see absolutely no charges that would have anything to do with um a vending machine, a third party other than Walmart, Home Depot, and Publix. >> So, my question to you is, you told me like a halftruth, and I and I respect you for that. I thank you for that. Um did you not go into his wallet and retrieve his card and memorize or take a photo or write down his discover card number cuz it should have never been used for anything. It should have seen his wallet. >> You're right. Is it how big? >> So, did you go into the I don't want a a whole explanation. Just try to answer the question. Did you go into his locker without his permission because you had access and did you remove that discover card >> and either write it down or take a picture of it so that you could use it at a later time? >> Nope. >> Can I tell you how? >> Go ahead. So basically what I just explained to her when a person comes in during intake a part of the intake process is them it's a form it's a pharmacy form you're going to write your your name you're going to write your like pharmacy stuff at the top and then the next line you're going to write the form of payment that you would like to pay if the doctor want you to get a specific medicine from our pharmacy like literally we take a picture of the form and we upload it into the email and we tag the pharmacy we tag the supervisor and All of us see it. >> I would like your help and considering her some time. >> Okay. >> No. Five chargebacks for them. Were there other patients as well? Other >> the five chargebacks? No, I actually my grandad >> I I'm following I have subpoenas out >> for all of those cars and I'm going to have to track down each card holder and if they tell me they don't know you and they can authorize those charges, you're going to have more criminal charges. >> So, let's cut the [ __ ] Tell me there's five chargebacks underway. Were those also patients from >> Did you discover their card information in a similar way that you just told me? >> Yeah. >> So all five of those. Let's try one espanol. Did he authorize you to do red? >> Yes. >> That was a crime to commit to to report something to police. That's that's fake, right? >> Yes. So you're saying that he's putting his neck out and and perjuring himself is the term >> filing a false police report saying I never authorized this hurricane and I don't know who this is. >> Yes. >> So so I can go arrest him right now. >> So yes with m his this another thing with one his wife is kind of like pushy. So like whatever she says goes with him. >> Yeah. You told the wife tell he didn't want to tell his wife that he let you do it. But me being completely honest, out of all the ones, one was the one that like to say yes. >> I think he said yes. >> You know why you like he was he he said him lie about because you lied about Chris. You lied about Chris because you knew I was wrong. You didn't lie about one because you had a mission. >> Yes. Like literally one was like like for one >> one was [music] after Chris. You'd already done it. It's a Christmas card, right? >> Or one was after that. Have you heard of someone else doing this? Did you get >> Did you get the idea on your own? I'm not asking if anyone helped you or is involved with this, but co-workers talk. >> We talk [ __ ] all the time. This was someone bragging about this and they said, "Look, you would do this if you need money or whatever." >> So, basically, not even bragging, but just saying like clients that did things for them. >> Okay. Did anyone say that you could just log into the company email and rip people's credit cards off of their pharmacy form? >> Did you arrive at that conclusion on your own? Did you >> I didn't. >> Who told you that? Did you still work there? >> No. >> You promised >> they don't. >> She was She was She was gone before me. >> You didn't steal that $200? >> I did not. Out of court. >> Listen, that video. >> Mhm. You look suspect. >> I know, but I put this on doing something sketchy. >> I put this on my child. Not that one. >> Who took his money? >> I didn't. >> What? >> Mind you, I didn't. >> What did What did you buy with Cory's Wells Fargo card on Walmart.com? >> What did you buy? >> Walmart. Maybe groceries. >> Did you use this card for Walmart? >> It would be groceries from >> for yourself. >> From Yeah, like my daughter. Cuz I don't get like any assistance or benefits. Don't you know it's always going to come back to bite you? >> Yeah, I know. >> Names on this. >> I know. We should have known we need to know now. We should have known it when they're doing it. >> And you don't worry about getting caught. It's obvious that the lease isn't your name and that car is being used today. You're wearing the asses. >> I know. You We don't want to be here arresting you. >> And I'm not even going to lie. I literally mistaken and survived the moment like and that's being honest. That's just me being a real. >> Did you ever try to contact him and pay him back and all the way? No, >> I did cuz I didn't like have his number or nothing like that cuz I just want to get this in my life too. >> That's the goal here cuz the quicker we get through this, the quicker you get there, the quicker Jake can get you bond, the quicker your home baby. >> It's just a financial thing. You'll figure out >> I can almost promise I've never been in jail. >> I can almost promise you that you will not do jail time for this. >> I've never been to jail. I just want to get my life. >> I almost promise you that. I'm not promising that, >> but I have never seen someone that's first time offender for thirdderee fraud charges doing any jail time whatsoever. Okay? You will have to go to jail to be booked and you might have to stay until tomorrow morning to see a judge. You may have to do that. So you felt bad and had guilt and fear that when this will happen, you never catch up to. >> Yeah. >> I believe in what you get shot, you get back. I really >> believe in what? >> Whatever you put into the universe, >> you going to get it back. So you got to make it right. >> Well, you made it. >> This won't ever happen in my life again. I'm not going to lie. >> You know you what? You got to look at your policy. I might be a cop, but I'm not an arc. All right? I'm not in the business of ruining people's lives. But it's going to be documented your public record that you stole from patients. >> Mhm. >> Okay. That you use your position of trust and authority and exploited better, right? >> Cuz they have for rehab. So you're exploiting them to vulnerable people, right? >> Yes. >> And even though they say, "Yeah, charge whatever. It's fine. Help yourself." They could be high as a detox. They could be on meds. They don't even know where they are, right? So, my concern now is you work at center and that's an identical job. >> Mhm. >> Where are they going to send you? You probably have to let them know >> you got arrested. >> I will. >> Right. You're going to have to I would hope that you would tell them what happened. >> Yes, I will. Like, >> especially work tonight. >> Tell them you told the truth. >> For these past like I've been I've been praying and I I think this was meant to happen. I'm not even going to lie to you. >> Were you worried about getting caught at all? >> So, from the beginning, like y'all don't know how it feels waking up every day feeling like I know what I did was wrong. I know I know what I was trying to do. >> But I hear it all the time. And every time I I speak to someone who knows they messed up, you feel this unbelievable just like amount of weight off their shoulders. And you don't have to carry this around with you anymore. >> Yes. >> And and you don't need to wake up every day is a lie, >> right? >> Because the truth is out there and you're ignoring it now. The truth is out there. All right. >> Trying to stop now, but this is temporary. It was not the end. All right. So, I I appreciate you finally telling me the truth. Good people make mistakes. This is a mistake. All right. So, you you got to accept responsibility for it, right? And you're going to pay for your mistakes cuz that's life, right? That's the whole premise of of the Bible, right? Yes. You mentioned God, so I'll bring it up. um God to do whatever you have to do to get through that. >> Your best lessons are taught through suffering. All right? And this is that it's how it always happens. When you ask him for something, he doesn't give you that thing. He gives you an opportunity to prove that, right? >> Yes. >> All right. So, that's where we're at. You're going to get this back with you. I have no reason to take your phone. That would just be nasty of me to do. Um you already gave me that. You want to know what happens now? >> Yes. >> So, I also tell the truth. You have three third degree felony charges that you're going to go to to the Palm Beach County Jail with Right. In a minute, I'm going to put you back um in the room. I'm going to add some information to your arrest paperwork that you eventually told the truth and you confessed to using Chris's car without his written or verbal permission. >> All right? And we stated there that you were eventually forthcoming and that you were sorry for what you did. All right. I don't know anyone that's You can't fake those tears. Those real tears, right? The test is the totality of circumstances. A suspect who is emotionally distressed, expressing guilt, and told she probably won't do jail time. That's exactly the scenario courts scrutinize most carefully. Defense council will file a suppression motion targeting everything the suspect said after that statement. If granted, the prosecution loses its most powerful evidence, the full-on camera confession. Now, what did the suspect actually confess to? Under Florida Statute 812.014, 014. Theft occurs when someone knowingly obtains another person's property with intent to deprive them of it. She admitted to using patient Chris's credit card to pay her rent, roughly $2,100, without his knowledge. That satisfies every element of the statute. No interpretation needed. She also admitted to using a second patients card, a Wells Fargo account belonging to Corey. To buy groceries on Walmart.com, a separate charge, a separate victim. Florida statute 817.6 to1 covers fraudulent use of credit cards specifically. The key element the card holder did not authorize the use. She confirmed that herself on camera. The one viable defense she raised was consent patient Juan Espanol. She claimed voluntarily entered his own card information into her rent portal. His consent, his choice. If Juan Espanol takes the stand and corroborates that the charge tied to his card may not hold. Consent is a complete defense to theft under Florida law. That one count could fall. But her method for obtaining Chris's card number reveals a separate institutional failure. She accessed his credit card information from an unredacted pharmacy intake form stored in a group employee email. Every recovery advocate in that facility had access to the same email and therefore to the same financial data. The facility created the vulnerability. She exploited it. That data exposure likely violates Florida's security of communications statutes and possibly federal standards under the Graham Leech Blly Act, which requires institutions to protect non-public personal financial information. Prosecutors should also examine Florida statute 825.102 exploitation of a vulnerable adult given that recovery patients had surrendered their property and identity documents upon intake. These were people in substance abuse treatment. They had no way to monitor their own accounts. They trusted the facility with everything that context matters at sentencing and it matters for charging decisions. Now the grades the Miranda adisement was by the book. The interrogation built rapport before confronting evidence exactly the sequence that produces accurate legally defensible statements. The December 7th surveillance footage was introduced at precisely the right moment after the suspect had already locked herself into an explanation that the video directly contradicted. The A minus exists for one reason. the implied leniency statement. It was unnecessary. The rapport was already established. The confession was already coming. That one line created a suppression issue that didn't need to exist. The suspect receives a C++. She eventually told the truth, accepted responsibility, and showed what appeared to be genuine remorse. That matters for cooperation, credit, and for sentencing. The C++ is not for what she did. It reflects that she waved her right to counsel and confessed to multiple felonies without an attorney present. That is not a smart legal decision, regardless of guilt. Lessons from this footage for law enforcement. Implied promises of leniency, even when immediately walked back, create suppression risk that skilled defense attorneys will not miss. Say less. Let the evidence carry the confession. For anyone in custody, the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney exists for a reason. A 30inut conversation without a lawyer present can define the rest of your life. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic that you would like us to discuss in the comments below. Thank you for watching and don't forget to check out our channel for even more police interaction and courtroom content.