Citing the 150 year sentence given to Bernie Madoff, despite Madoff's guilty plea, federal prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence for former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker majority owner Lee B. Farkas. He was convicted on multiple counts of fraud in April and could...
The massive bank fraud case involving Lee Farkas and other members of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. has led to numerous prison sentences, with more coming every week. The mortgage company's fraud scheme led to the financial collapse of both Taylor Bean...
Government officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency to the White House have identified Florida as the top source for prescription drug violations. As lawmakers work to place new restrictions on the prescription of painkillers, doctors and pain clinics are being...
A Florida woman has been charged with filing a false claim and with assisting another in the filing of other false claims. The tax fraud scheme led to claims requesting more than $120 million in tax refunds that were not owed. The Internal Revenue Service is reported...
Prominent Florida real estate investor Sonny Kim was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay back more than $5 million in proceeds generated from his illegal activities. The mortgage fraud scheme included elements of mail fraud, bank fraud, wire...
Home dialysis equipment and dialysis treatment centers have recently been drawing the attention of federal prosecutors. Last week, a company providing dialysis services was ordered to pay the U.S. government more than $82 million for a Medicare fraud scheme spanning...
