ORLANDO, Fla. Rapper Vanilla Ice avoided prosecution in Florida on Thursday after agreeing to a plea deal over a grand theft charge, his attorney said.
"He's pretty thrilled. He's never really been in trouble like this before so obviously he was nervous," said defense lawyer Bradford Cohen of Fort Lauderdale.
The rapper, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, appeared in Palm Beach County Court on Thursday where he agreed to perform 100 hours of community service and pay $1,333 to the estate of a neighbor in Lantana for allegedly stealing furniture and pool equipment, according to the pre-trial intervention deal.
Van Winkle also must acknowledge that he is guilty of the crime, but the charge will be dismissed and he will have no criminal record upon completing terms of the agreement, Cohen said.
The grand theft charge was a third-degree felony which carried a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
The 47-year-old musician turned reality television star, who famously rapped that "anything less than the best is a felony" in his 1990s hit song "Ice Ice Baby," said at the time of his arrest in February that the situation had been "overblown."
The rapper's home currently is under construction and also https://www.sprinklerwarehouse.com/myaccount.asp is the site of his latest venture, a reality TV show for the DIY Network called "The Vanilla Ice Project."
Cohen said Van Winkle is happy to have the charge resolved before the kickoff of season five of his television series.
Van Winkle, who is also a general contractor, regularly performs community service, his lawyer Sprinkler System Rockwall said, including a project two weeks ago to build a swimming pool for a quadriplegic firefighter.
His community service under the plea deal must take place at a Habitat for Humanity project in Palm Beach County.
At Sprinkler System Installation the time of his arrest, Van Winkle also was accused of burglary although prosecutors never formally filed that charge.
Van Winkle all along said the incident was a misunderstanding. Cohen said most of the items he was accused of stealing had been left outside the home by squatters who had been vandalizing the unoccupied property.
(Reporting by David Adams; Editing by Leslie Adler and Sandra Maler)
DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42285) has announced the addition of The Italian Market for Kitchen Furniture 2006 to their offering
This report offers a comprehensive picture of the kitchen furniture sector in Italy, providing trends and forecasts in kitchen furniture production and consumption, kitchen furniture imports and exports, kitchens' prices, marketing policies and distribution. It also considers the share of built-in appliances on kitchens' supply.
The report provides a breakdown of kitchen furniture consumption in Italy by cabinet door finishing (laminated, solid wood, veneer, lacquered, aluminum), by cabinet door color and style (classic, rustic, modern), and by worktop material (laminated, stone, steel, synthetic materials, wood, tiles).
Trends of kitchens' prices and data on productive concentration and employment are also provided. Kitchen furniture sales by Ital ian region and province, price range.
The analysis of distribution channels for kitchen furniture covers: furniture stores, kitchens stores, direct sales/craftsmen, large scale furniture distribution.
A breakdown of Italian kitchen furniture exports is provided by country and geographical area.
Addresses of 87 kitchen furniture companies are also included.
Among the considered products: kitchen furniture (kitchens), kitchen cabinets, kitchen furniture with built-in appliances, kitchen furniture without https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQK4Bl3s_I built-in appliances (free standing kitchens), laminated kitchens, solid wood kitchens, veneer kitchens, lacquered kitchens, aluminum kitchens, classic kitchens, rustic kitchens, modern kitchens, upper range kitchens, middle range kitchens, economic range kitchens, kitchen cabinet doors, laminated worktops, stone worktops, steel worktops, worktops in syn thetic materials, wood worktops, tiles worktops, built-in appliances, electrical appliances, ovens, hobs (cookers), hoods, refrigerators, dishwashers.
Sources of Information:
This report is based on original research, undertaken by the author's team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, author's databases, official statistical sources.
Topics Covered
The Italian kitchen furniture sector: basic data and performance
Production, consumption, imports and exports of kitchen furniture, 1999-2005 and 2006 forecast
Production, consumption, imports and exports of kitchen furniture, by price range
Share of built-in appliances on kitchens' supply, by price range, 2003-2005
Italy: demand for kitchen furniture
Kitchen furniture consumption, 1994-2005 and 2006 forecasts
Kitchen furniture prices, 1990-2005
Breakdown of kitchen furniture consumption in Italy by:
- Price range (upper-end, upper to middle, middle, economic)
- Geographical area (North West, North East, Center, South and islands)
Breakdown of kitchen furniture sales by:
- Province
- Cabinet door finishing (laminated, solid wood, veneer, lacquered, aluminium)
- Cabinet door style (classic, design, modern, rus tic)
- Cabinet door color (white, neutral color, vivid color)
- Cabinet door lacquering (opaque, bright, metallized)
- Worktop material (laminated, stone, steel, synthetic materials, wood, tiles)
Italy: the built-in appliances
Share of built-in appliances on kitchens' sales 1996-2005, by:
- Price range (upper-end, upper to middle, middle, economic)
- Product type (ovens and hobs, hoods, refrigerators, dishwashers)
Italy: international trade of kitchen furniture
Italian exports of kitchen furniture by country and geographical area
Market shares of kitchen furniture exports for the top 10 countries of destination
Italian imports of kitchen furniture by country and geographical area
The Italian kitchen furniture sector: companies, investments, distribution
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