Judge orders prosecutors to pay defendant’s costs for pursuing ‘reprehensible’ child-support claim

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'Falsely accused by his ex-wife, after a bitter divorce, of being behind in his child-support obligations by more than $3,500, Tony Schehtman was prosecuted for months and had his passport confiscated, restricting his business travel.

But last month he won a measure of vindication when a South Florida judge issued a scathing sanctions order. In addition to ordering Schehtman's ex-wife to pay him $7,645 in legal fees, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Pedro Echarte also required prosecutors to do the same, calling the "pointless litigation," which proceeded for months after the defendant proved that he was not delinquent, "reprehensible" and "irresponsible," reports the Miami Herald.
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"The state attorney deprived a law-abiding citizen of a fundamental liberty: his freedom of movement,” said Heller. “We will do what it takes to make sure this never happens again.'