Van Winkle is now a honest construction contractor and ''Outstanding Citizen of the Year 2014''
''Rapper Vanilla Ice given 100 hours of community service for stealing from $1M Florida mansion''
Along with an order to stay away from the property, Van Winkle will have to pay $100 for the cost of the prosecution, attend a four-hour course on theft deterrence, and complete the service hours for local Habitat for Humanity projects.
Van Winkle said it’s long been his passion to give back to the community anyway. In 2014, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce named Van Winkle “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” for his contributions to the community. “It’s like asking the pope to pray,” Van Winkle said of the punishment.
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.
''Rapper Vanilla Ice given 100 hours of community service for stealing from $1M Florida mansion''
- Cops claimed he took furniture, a pool heater and bicycles from vacant home near a property he was working on for reality show 'The Vanilla Ice Project'
- The items were later found inside his own house, according to authorities
Along with an order to stay away from the property, Van Winkle will have to pay $100 for the cost of the prosecution, attend a four-hour course on theft deterrence, and complete the service hours for local Habitat for Humanity projects.
Van Winkle said it’s long been his passion to give back to the community anyway. In 2014, the Wellington Chamber of Commerce named Van Winkle “Outstanding Citizen of the Year” for his contributions to the community. “It’s like asking the pope to pray,” Van Winkle said of the punishment.
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.
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