Can you step out of the car? Better. Can you turn around and face this wall, better here? Put your stuff down on the counter. Put your hands up. Do you have anything sharp on you? Yes, sir. So, what's your first name again? Um, I'm not interested. I'm trying to identify you guys first, and then I'm going to explain everything and the reason why I'm here, okay? Um, okay. So, what does that mean for us? Well, that means I need to, one, identify who you are. I will not give you my name. On February 12th, 2023, officers responded to a Broward County check-cashing business after its verification department flagged a stolen US Treasury tax refund check valued at $15,000. Both individuals presented fraudulent identification and gave false names. And then Yeah. I'm good. No, I got it before you came here. What? Yeah. Okay. The baby's just fuzz. It sounds like a little fuzz. Yeah, it's in the car. Do you want me to get it? Okay, I'll be right back. Yo, dude, do you know what we're waiting for a second? I'm just wondering. I don't Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah, okay. Now, I understand. I was I was just wondering. I'm like, I ain't going 12:51 10-3. They're inside the store. Yeah. Can you step out of the car? Better. Can you turn around and face this wall, better here? Put your stuff down on the counter. Put your hands up. Do you have anything sharp on you? Yes, sir. All right, just turn around and face this wall, please. Do you guys have identification with you? They have it. >> over here. He has it. Yeah, they have it. Yeah. He has it. Yes, sir. Do you have your IDs and stuff? Yes. And what did they try to pass? They tried to Can I see that as well? And who'd you call to verify this? Um, my boss. My sending to my verification department. Okay. And what did they tell you? So, this is not them? False names? Okay. The store confirmed the check was stolen before officers arrived, elevating the legal threshold from Terry suspicion to probable cause, supporting a full custodial arrest. Handcuffing both suspects in an enclosed space with a confirmed felony satisfies Graham versus Connor on biometric identification, Hayes versus Florida bars fingerprinting without probable cause. Probable cause existed independently. Here, confirmed stolen check plus brand new IDs bearing a 2018 issue date with no 5-year wear. Under Illinois versus Gates, that physical anomaly alone supports probable cause. Got you. All right. Um I'm going to hold on to this and I'll be right back with you, okay? I do need you to sit there. I need to double-check if I can give you that to you. So, I can give you a copy. I usually print a copy. That's fine. You can do that if you want to. All right, guys. Listen to me, okay? So, before we proceed any further, okay, I'm going to read you both Miranda rights, okay? That just means I'm going to ask you some questions, okay? But, you have rights before I do so. All right? All right, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer or have a lawyer present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before questioning. Can I speak to a lawyer? Okay. So, first thing, I'm going to ask you and I'm only going to ask you one time, what is your first name? Um So, this is okay? Linda? What's your last name? >> [clears throat] >> I know this is not you guys, and I'm about to hook you up to a scanner, so I'm giving you one option and one option I am not giving you my name. Okay. Voluntary. Okay. So, this is you? Is this what you're sticking with? That's my my picture on there. Okay, fine. Just sit tight. I'm going to go grab my Rapid ID. All right, do me a favor, stand up for me. Just face that way. It's giving me that it might not be a good scan on that right one. I'm going to take her with me real quick. Stand up for me. I'm going to walk outside. So, what's your first name again? Um, I'm not interested. I'm trying to identify you guys first, and then I'm going to explain everything and the reason why I'm here, okay? Um Uh, I mean Okay, are you from here? Not from Indian River County. Where are you from? Broward County. Okay. I'm just going to scan your fingerprints real quick, okay? Is he also from Broward County? Mhm. Huh? Okay. Have you guys ever been in trouble before? Yes, I have. Okay, for what? Um, I just got off probation. For? >> Methamphetamine. Of? Of methamphetamine. Okay. Do you have any methamphetamine in the bag in there? Do you have any methamphetamine on your person? No. When was the last time you used? Um, in I don't know. I don't know. I was on probation for 2 years, so early time I got out. Okay. What's his name? Yeah, he's He doesn't have anything back. I don't know what he's messing with. He's messing with his phone back there. He's messing with the phone back there. The phone I see it's ringing. What is If you play around with things That's why. I know that's why he turned sideways. He was watching me. Yeah, you know. Yeah, you got stuff stuffed in the back of your pants, and there's stuff stuffed in there. I didn't tell you my pants. So, you did. All right. His name. Cuz I know it's not. One, these IDs are brand new. And they say they were issued in 2018. That's how we know they're fake. Okay. Two, the cash the check you're trying to cash in there is stolen. Um Okay. So, what does that mean for us? Well, that means I need to, one, identify who you are. I was going to do that. If I can determine that this is not the case and it's an error, then no. But I still need to identify who you are. That's the reason why I'm here. That's the reason why you're handcuffed. What do you mean you can't identify? They're telling us that the the check is stolen, so that would be a felony, passing a fraudulent check. Okay. Okay. Look at them. I'm just going to throw this out there, that these were issued in 2018. Look how brand new these things are. I know. That was the giveaway to the cashier in there. Okay? So, what he does is he does a two-step verification on that check in there. One, it's coming from the Treasury Department, so it's not like it's a personal check. Right. So, when they get it, they they verify that the person that it's listed to they confirm it is not stolen. Okay. Okay? Both of your names are on there. Obviously, these IDs were created. Where'd the IDs come from? Someone that I I I don't really know what his name is, to be honest with you. Um cuz I don't know where they came from, to be honest with you. So, he just had them made for you guys? Miranda timing was correct under Berkemer versus McCarty. However, framing the advisement as "Just means I'm going to ask you some questions." creates a suppression vulnerability under Missouri versus Siebert. Miranda must be unambiguous. A verbatim card delivery eliminates this risk entirely. The critical moment after Miranda, without direct interrogation, the female suspect voluntarily disclosed a third party manufactured the fake IDs. Under Rhode Island versus Innis, that statement is fully admissible. It transforms individual fraud into a documented conspiracy carrying the same felony classification as the underlying offense under Florida statute section 777.04. Officer A minus, legally sound throughout one deduction for informal Miranda delivery. Female suspect D, stolen check, fabricated ID, false name, and a post-Miranda admission implicating a co-conspirator. Male suspect D, no truthful cooperation at any point. Suspected phone manipulation may add a tampering charge under Florida statute section 918.13. Yes. How'd you guys get down here? Um a ride of a friend of ours. And I I >> of these vehicles in the in the parking lot are you guys's? No. Okay. Cuz we can pull the cameras and we can see if you guys were dropped off. >> No, yeah. We were we Yeah, none of them are ours. We got a ride. Okay. So, >> not on currently active probation? No. All right. I just got off. Got you. Okay. So, >> So, as I as like I told you, I still got to do the investigation. So, he's still got to do his verifying step process, but I'm going to have you sitting here, so I can talk to Okay. Cuz like I told you right now that these are the real money are saying that it's stolen. From what I'm getting from them. It could be a different story. However, that's the reason why we've been called here today. Oh. Does that make sense? Yeah. Okay. So, I'm going to have you do is just sit in the and sit in the car. He can come out. We've got the the real people who've already confirmed that it's no good. Right. We're just trying to figure out how he got the check. Good. What about the dining carts? As you can tell, I'm going to give you and 2018, these things are brand new. They're going to be kept separate though. So, I need one vehicle stay chamber and one for her. We'll let both of them go with you. Can I get one as CID? Uh-huh. CID, but I need to transport them separate. Okay. No problem. I can take them. And they watched you walk in with the wallet too. Keep the right there. Uh copy of the check and then do you have uh What's your What's your last name? And what's your I gave you the copy of the check and I gave the other gentleman um the phone number of >> Oh, yeah. I got it right here. Perfect. I gave you the check right now. So, this is the uh the check. This has some information as to date, time that they came in. I took a picture of both of them there. Um I'll get you a larger picture of the both of them later. Who was the one that scanned the fingerprint? Uh that the gentleman here. Okay. Okay. That's pretty good. I'm just looking on here. This is a tax refund from 2022. Well, that that's the most current. So, that last year is the most current that I If they waited this whole time to do that. Well, I mean, it's you see that it's This is a real check. Yeah. It's just it's just that he he he's not Paul or it's stolen. So, meaning they were these people actually received uh got their check mailed out like in 2022. Got you. That's the stuff, you know? All righty. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Yep. Okay. That's all I found. No, I'm not. No. All right. One of your little tin things. Tin things? You have a little pink tin. Screw top. See it now? I didn't know what it was in the beginning. Okay. So, here's the thing is he's going to jail. Okay. You're getting one opportunity to speak with a detective at the station. Okay. Okay? Whether he does anything to assist you, that's solely up to you. Okay. If you explain your situation and you help him out, Okay. I mean, like I said, you're looking at serious felony right now. Okay. Probably going to prison. I'm not the judge, but I'm just letting you know that where where you're standing at. I don't know your previous history either. Okay. Okay? So, you're going to go with them and then he's going to jail. He already He already sealed his case. Okay? All right. So, >> to go with them. You're going with the other deputy. Okay. And then I'm going to take your boyfriend. Okay? So, step out for me. Three lessons to deliver Miranda verbatim. Informal phrasing creates suppression records. Document physical document anomalies in writing, not just in judgment. Pursue spontaneous admissions implicating third parties. Immediately, they generate conspiracy charges that exceed the underlying sentence. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic you would like us to discuss in the comments below. Thank you for watching.