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Lisa G. MILLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Affirmed. See Cooks v. State, 249 So. 3d 774, 776 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“If, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the State, a rational trier of fact could find the existence of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, sufficient evidence exists to sustain a conviction.”); Sewall v. State, 783 So. 2d 1171, 1177 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) (“The elements of theft are included in the elements of organized fraud. However, organized fraud contains one additional element—engaging in or furthering a systematic, ongoing course of conduct.” (citation omitted)); United States v. Davis, 901 F.3d 1030, 1035 (8th Cir. 2018) (“Intent, of course, may be proved by circumstantial evidence, and ‘[t]he scheme itself often serves as evidence of a defendant's intent to defraud.’ ․ While Davis testified he believed the paychecks were legitimate because he was ‘on-call,’ the jury was free to disbelieve Davis's denials in light of the amount of pay and work actually performed [L]ack of concealment does not necessarily establish innocence․ The jury reasonably could have found that the Davises were brazen but guilty[.]” (citations omitted)); Beamon v. State, 23 So. 3d 209, 210 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009) (“[W]e think it equally apparent that each transaction was undertaken by her to appropriate the proceeds from the account for her own use even though she was not entitled to do so. The evidence thus constitutes a prima facie case of violating § 817.034(3).”).
PER CURIAM.
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Docket No: No. 3D24-0077
Decided: July 23, 2025
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
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