| Date of birth: | Oct 10, 1969 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: CIANCIA, TERRY 0575 (AR09109987) THE DEFENDANT DID KNOWINGLY COMMIT A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, IN WHICH SHE CONDUCTED A SYSTEMATIC, ONGOING COURSE OF CONDUCT WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ONE OR MORE PERSONS, OR WITH INTENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY FROM ONE OR MORE PERSONS BY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT PRETENSES, REPRESENTATIONS OR PROMISES OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATIONS OF A FUTURE ACT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 817.034(3)(D). AT 0952 HOURS ON 071309, I ARRIVED AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER MALL AND MET WITH THE VICTIM OUTSIDE OF THE MALL. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT HE HAD AN ONGOING CASE NUMBER THAT WAS TAKEN ON 070809 BY DEPUTY LABELLE. HE STATED THAT THE CASE WAS CURRENTLY BEING HANDLED BY INVESTIGATOR MATT TAYLOR. THE VICTIM'S CONCERN TODAY WAS THAT HE had BEEN TOLD PRIOR BY DETECTIVE TAYLOR NOT TO FIRE THE SUSPECT AND THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO. HE ADVISED THAT HE IS NO LONG WILLING TO RETAIN HER AS AN EMPLOYEE AS IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER FOR HIM TO LOOK AT HER KNOWING SHE HAS STOLEN $2,000.00 FROM HIM. AT THAT POINT I CONTACTED SERGEANT LINHART AND ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION ON THIS CASE. SERGEANT LINHART ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AND TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS, I ENTERED THE BUSINESS AND INTRODUCED myself TO THE SUSPECT, MS HEATHER DUNCAN. I ADVISED MS DUNCAN THAT I WAS CONDUCTING A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION and THAT BEFORE WE HAD ANY CONVERSATION I WAS GOING TO READ HER HER MIRANDA RIGHTS. MS DUNCAN WAS READ HER MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM A PREPARED TEXT. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE MIRANDA WARNING SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO DISCUSS THE CASE AND HER INVOLVEMENT. PRIOR TO MAKING ANY STATEMENTS SHE LOOKED DIRECTLY AT THE VICTIM AND STATED "I AM SORRY". MY INITIAL QUESTION TO MS DUNCAN WAS IF SHE KNEW WHY I WAS PRESENT AND WHAT I WAS INVESTIGATING. MS DUNCAN STATED SHE DID AND IT WAS ABOUT THE TWO CHECKS THAT SHE CASHED. MY NEXT INQUIRY WAS TO WHEN SHE CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE CHECKS, AND SHE STATED SHE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 20 CHECKS FROM THE VICTIM'S CHECK BOOK APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS AGO. SHE THEN STATED THAT SHE DEPOSITED ONE IN MAY FOR THE SUM OF $1,000.00 AND SHE DID DEPOSIT ANOTHER CHECK SOMETIME IN JUNE. WHEN ASKED AS TO WHAT BANK SHE DEPOSITED THESE CHECKS INTO AND THE LOCATION OF THE BANK, SHE STATED SHE DEPOSITED BOTH CHECKS AT SUNTRUST BANK IN INVERNESS, INTO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY HER BOYFRIEND. I ASKED MS DUNCAN IF HER BOYFRIEND WAS AWARE OF THE ACTIVITIES, TO WHICH SHE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT. NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS MS DUNCAN BROKE GAZE WITH ME AND LOOKED DIRECTLY AT THE VICTIM REPEATEDLY SAYING THAT SHE WAS SORRY. I ASKED MS DUNCAN HER REASONING BEHIND THE TWO THEFTS, AND SHE STATED SHE IS CURRENTLY HAVING SOME SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. MS DUNCAN ADVISED THAT SHE USED THE PROCEEDS FROM THE FRAUDULENT CHECKS TO OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PAY FOR PRESCRIPTIONS. I ASKED MS DUNCAN WHAT SHE HAD DONE WITH THE APPROXIMATELY 18 OTHER CHECKS, TO WHICH SHE ADVISED THAT SHE THREW THEM AWAY. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED MS DUNCAN THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR SCHEMING TO DEFRAUD. MS DUNCAN WAS ESCORTED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE AND PLACED IN the REAR SEAT AND SEAT BELTED IN. MS DUNCAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. AT which TIME SHE VOLUNTARILY GAVE A SWORN STATEMENT DETAILING DATES AND TIMES AND THE FACT THAT SHE STOLE AND CASHED AND FORGED THE VICTIM'S TWO CHECKS. MS DUNCAN WAS BOOKED AND PLACED UNDER A $2,000.00 BOND PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. CASE CLOSED DUE TO ARREST. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
| Inmate status: | Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias |
| Arrest date: | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Booking number: | 09109987 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 817.034(3)(D) |
| Charge description: | SCHEME TO DEFRAUD |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
