BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A civil complaint filed March 27 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court accuses a Boca Raton pawn business of wrongfully holding a Rolex watch that the plaintiff says was stolen in Miami-Dade County late last year.
The case is Hassan A. Patoli v. VIPAWN, LLC, Case No. 502026CA003499XXXAMB, filed in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. The complaint was filed by the Law Office of Mark S. Roher, P.A. No defense law firm is listed in the filing.
According to the verified complaint, plaintiff Hassan A. Patoli is a Texas resident and VIPAWN, LLC is a Florida company with its principal place of business at 485 NE 20th Street in Boca Raton. The suit alleges damages exceed $50,000, placing the case within the court’s jurisdiction.
The complaint says Patoli owns a 36mm Rolex Day Date watch, serial number 9418419, that was appraised on Dec. 5, 2019, at $26,000. He alleges that on or about Dec. 29, 2025, the watch was stolen by a third party in Miami-Dade County. The filing says the theft is the subject of a Miami-Dade Police Department investigation identified in the complaint as Case No. 2512130077281, with Detective Z. Estape overseeing the matter.
According to the complaint, the third party then sold the Rolex to VIPAWN for $1,000, and the plaintiff alleges the business knew the watch was stolen. The filing further claims that after learning the watch had been sold to the business, Patoli contacted VIPAWN and the company refused to return it unless he paid $11,000. Those are allegations made by the plaintiff and have not been proven in court.
The complaint brings three counts against the defendant: replevin, conversion, and civil theft. In the replevin count, Patoli asks the court to order the return of the Rolex, which the complaint alleges is being held at VIPAWN’s Boca Raton location. In the alternative, he seeks the value of his claimed interest in the property, along with costs and attorney’s fees.
The filing says Patoli’s attorney sent a statutory demand letter to the defendant on Feb. 11, 2026, seeking return of the watch under Florida law. The complaint alleges the Rolex is being wrongfully detained and that the defendant had actual knowledge it was stolen. It places the value of the watch at at least $26,000 based on the appraisal attached as an exhibit.
In the conversion count, the plaintiff claims the defendant’s retention of the watch was inconsistent with his ownership and caused him damage. In that count, he seeks at least $26,000, plus attorney’s fees, prejudgment interest, and costs.
In the civil theft count, the complaint alleges the defendant knowingly obtained the Rolex with criminal intent to appropriate it for its own use. Based on that claim, the plaintiff seeks treble damages of $78,000, plus attorney’s fees, costs, prejudgment interest, and punitive damages.
The original complaint, Hassan A. Patoli v. VIPAWN, LLC, Case No. 502026CA003499XXXAMB, as filed March 27, 2026, with the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, can be viewed at the PBC Clerk of Court.
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