Our law office has seen a noticeable increase in the number of clients coming to us with outstanding arrest warrants issued by the Pinellas County Court System. These clients have been motivated to seek our immediate help because their outstanding warrant has resulted in the termination of their Social Security benefits. It seems that in these tough economic times, the federal government is actively seeking out ways to save money. Finding a Social Security recipient with an outstanding warrant gives the "Feds" a legitimate reason to discontinue the issuance of checks to that individual...until the warrant is withdrawn. Some estimates are that over 100,000 recipients of Social Security have lost their benefits because of this policy. These cases may involve arrest warrants in St. Petersburg or Clearwater that are years, or even decades old. Very often, when these clients contact us, we learn that they have long since left the State of Florida and moved to another jurisdiction. Even the AARP has stepped up to voice their concern over this practice. They point out that many retired people having their benefits suspended may simply be "not guilty" of the offense charged. Further, that many former recipients of benefits were totally unaware that a warrant for their arrest even existed.
The good news is that getting the warrant withdrawn... means getting the Social Security benefits reinstated. We have significant experience in, working within the Pinellas Criminal Justice System. We are often successful in quickly securing a hearing date to appear before the local judge to have the warrant withdrawn. In many situations, we are also able to resolve the entire case without our client having to appear in court or return to the State of Florida. In addition to the obvious benefit of getting the warrant recalled, the Social Security Administration will resume the payment of benefits once it learns the warrant is no longer outstanding. Such quick action can be extremely cost-effective and beneficial in reducing or even avoiding a disruption of Social Security benefits.
If you find yourself in a situation where a Pinellas County arrest warrant has caused, or is threatening your Social Security Benefits to be suspended, call our office for a free consultation: (727)578-0303
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