Rebecca Sharpless, Practice Advisory, The Florida Theft Statute: Not an Aggravated Felony; Not a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center (FIAC), April 26, 2006). Summary: Convictions under Florida theft statute, F.S.S. 812.014(a) are in many cases neither aggravated felonies, nor crimes of moral turpitude because the statute defines "theft" more broadly than the "generic" definition of theft adopted by the BIA for aggravated felony purposes, since the statute includes appropriation of property, in addition to deprivation. A conviction under this statute is not necessarily a crime of moral turpitude because the offense may be committed without intent to permanently deprive.