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show cause in writing on or before December 23, 1996, why
respondent's motion should not be granted. As of March 8, 1997,
petitioner has not responded to the Court's order.
On March 7, 1994, petitioner entered a plea of no contest in
the Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, located in
Charlotte County, Florida, case number 93-203-CF, to the charge
of first degree grand theft.2 This conviction stems from
2The transcript of petitioner's criminal proceeding contains
the following colloquy:
THE COURT: Would the State summarize the facts, please.
MS. HARRINGTON: Between the 23rd of February of 1990 and
August 25th of 1992, this Defendant was doing business as
Property Management Services. Under that corporation, they had a
contract to oversee greenbelt Maintenance in five sections of
Punta Gorda Isles; Sections 16, 18, 20 and 23. Maintenance was
to be paid for through fees assessed by the Association on each
of these sections.
Under this contract, the Defendant's responsibility was to
accept bids and submit recommendations for payment to Punta Gorda
Isles when the work was completed. [The Defendant] was fully paid
on a monthly basis for the services under the contract by each of
the five Property Owners Associations.
The investigation conducted by the Charlotte County
Sheriff's Office revealed that the contractors performed the
necessary work and then submitted these invoices to [the
Defendant]. After receipt of the invoices, she would duplicate
the invoices, changing the amount due on the form. The
duplicated invoices were then being submitted to the Home Owners
Association with a letter recommending payment. The invoices
were paid by checks from the appropriate sections where the work
was performed and issued in the name of the contractor.
In the beginning when the amounts observed were higher than
the amounts of the bill, the contractors discussed this [the
Defendant]. She advised them that they wanted her to be paid by
the contractors and that they were to take the difference between
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