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Florida woman charged with fraud giggles after being arrested: Sheriff
NBC6 ^ | 1/27/2026 | Staff

Posted on 01/27/2026 8:15:23 AM PST by simpson96

A Daytona woman who was arrested after being accused of committing fraud thought it was a laughing matter as she was seen giggling when deputies placed her in handcuffs.

Jacqueline James, 21, was charged with grand theft and fraudulently obtaining property under $20,000.

According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, James was part of a bank phone scam that resulted in the victim losing nearly $1,700.

James turned herself in, but deputies said she did not tell them who else was possibly involved in the scam.

In body camera footage, James was seen giggling after being arrested.

During their investigation, deputies were able to track the stolen money to James' bank account. She also spent the money, deputies said.

She was then taken to the Martin County Jail, and a judge set her bond at $10,000.

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1 posted on 01/27/2026 8:15:23 AM PST by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Wha? How many shorties she have?

She seems nice. She’ll do time in Florida. No Get Out of Jail cards


2 posted on 01/27/2026 8:18:26 AM PST by drSteve78 (Covid injections killed my wife with turbo pancreatic cancer because she believed The Science.🤬)
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To: simpson96

That’s normal. Most Dipstick Court female Judgettes giggle like they didn’t burn the cupcakes when they screw over the President of the United States.


3 posted on 01/27/2026 8:19:10 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Cheech Frey and his sidekick, Timmy Chong have turned Minniesomalia into a Cheech & Chong movie.)
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To: simpson96

“She was then taken to the Martin County Jail, and a judge set her bond at $10,000.”

That means she only has to come up with $1,000 to bail out.


4 posted on 01/27/2026 8:20:52 AM PST by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: simpson96

This is a real psychological phenomenon. People who laugh when they are nervous. If I were a criminal, I would not want to have it.


5 posted on 01/27/2026 8:24:46 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

You’re absolutely right. Non story. Slow news day


6 posted on 01/27/2026 8:30:04 AM PST by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: simpson96

“...deputies were able to track the stolen money to James’ bank account.”

WHY don’t we hear that they’ve tracked the BILLIONS the Scamolis stole?


7 posted on 01/27/2026 8:30:37 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: simpson96

It seems that “Florida Woman” is replacing “Florida Man” now...


8 posted on 01/27/2026 8:30:45 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: V_TWIN

Phone and online frauds would get their hands, feet and heads chopped off if I was

the King. No mercy. These people have caused a lot of misery around the world.


9 posted on 01/27/2026 8:30:49 AM PST by Surrounded_too (LE)
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To: simpson96

Lots of victims aren’t protected by police because they fall outside the system of laws that protect people. This arrest was a nice step forward.


10 posted on 01/27/2026 8:54:52 AM PST by GOPJ (Trump's a Rorschach: for good or ill people see thier hidden selves in him. Protector? Bully? Savior)
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To: simpson96

Lots of victims aren’t protected by police because they fall outside the system of laws that protect people. This arrest was a nice step forward.


11 posted on 01/27/2026 8:55:24 AM PST by GOPJ (Trump's a Rorschach: for good or ill people see thier hidden selves in him. Protector? Bully? Savior)
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To: V_TWIN
That means she only has to come up with $1,000 to bail out.

That isn't as much as she stole!

12 posted on 01/27/2026 9:04:07 AM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump PPP on)
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To: HIDEK6

That’s my point.....kinda infuriating ain’t it.


13 posted on 01/27/2026 9:06:31 AM PST by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
WHY don’t we hear that they’ve tracked the BILLIONS the Scamolis stole?

It's because of who stole the money in MN. When politicians are caught with their hand in the cookie jar, the law seems to always look the other way. No wonder the average person doesn't trust the legal system any more.

14 posted on 01/27/2026 9:07:41 AM PST by econjack
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To: econjack

I get video about the Beckems.

10k bail is way way too low. She gets a grand and walks.

Keep them in jail. Justice must be quick, especially in these cases where it is a slam dunk……they traced the funds.

Plead guilty and start your sentence or sit there in jail until trial


15 posted on 01/27/2026 9:34:51 AM PST by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: j.havenfarm
You’re absolutely right. Non story. Slow news day

Correct. This is the kind of non-event that happens every day everywhere. Just more outrage fuel to keep the fire burning.

16 posted on 01/27/2026 9:53:12 AM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: simpson96

Uh huh.


17 posted on 01/27/2026 10:20:57 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( Klaatu barada nikto.)
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To: simpson96

My bad. I admit it. Can I go home now with everything forgiven? I am really sorry so that makes it all go away concerning me.

wy69


18 posted on 01/27/2026 10:53:53 AM PST by whitney69 (uin.)
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To: SteelPSUGOP
I written here that I'd like to see them start arresting anyone who interferes in any way with an ICE agent. I would put them in jail and set the bail at $100,000 and promise them that they would get a speedy trial set to the timing of those who were jailed for the Jan 6th "insurrection". For anyone who simply "hinders" an agent (e.g., calling to tell where they are or blowing whistles), I would give each ICE agent a spray can of neon yellow paint that he could use to "mark" them, making them easier to identify later on if needed.
19 posted on 01/27/2026 10:59:28 AM PST by econjack
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To: simpson96

Easy money hard times

Have to think ahead or pay the price pity meter not on.


20 posted on 01/27/2026 2:01:33 PM PST by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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