Federal authorities say that a group of 14 defendants outwitted a sophisticated global bank to take more than $1 million. The case will probably involve conspiracy charges because the 14 people worked together to pull off the heist.These defendants allegedly committed...
Month: October 2012
Life Insurance Fraud Case Ends In 60-Year Sentence
A 61-year-old businessman received essentially a life sentence this week when a federal judge sent him to prison for 60 years. The insurance fraud case allegedly cost investors $485 million and affected as many as 1,000 people. The government claimed that the...
Husband And Wife Plead Guilty In Infusion Therapy Case
The Medicare Fraud Strike Force, along with other federal authorities, is focusing increased attention on HIV infusion therapy clinics in Florida and throughout the country. Authorities often allege that infusion therapy clinics charge Medicare for either unnecessary...
Miami Businessman Sentenced To 4 years In Medicare Fraud Case
Federal authorities are very serious about healthcare-related fraud. As a result, the penalties in these cases can be very severe. Even defendants who participated only on the edges of a scheme can face hefty prison sentences. A Miami-area businessman received one...
Miami Police Officer And Firefighter Convicted For Trafficking
In a case that provides a good example of how far government agents can go before committing entrapment, a Miami police officer and firefighter received guilty verdicts in a cocaine trafficking case last week. The case took place in Miami federal court and could...
Miami Fraud-by-Seduction Case Goes To Trial
An interesting trial got underway in Miami federal court last week. The government accuses four defendants of running a large fraud scheme to scam wealthy male tourists out of hundreds of thousands dollars. Authorities also say the defendants are connected to Russian...
FBI’s Tax-Fraud Takedown Targets South Florida
The government is focusing renewed attention on a specific type of tax fraud, arresting over 40 people around the country last week. Many of the defendants are from Miami and other cities around South Florida.In line with a new Department of Justice order expanding...
Mortgage Fraud Cases Snare 530 Defendants
Federal authorities had a busy two weeks. In addition to the 92 defendants charged in a $432 million healthcare fraud bust last week, the government is now pursuing 530 people for mortgage fraud. The government claims that these defendants cost 73,000 homeowner...
Healthcare Fraud Crackdown Continues: 92 Arrested Nation-wide
As another indicator of the government's aggressive focus on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, federal investigators seized 92 people across the country. The defendants, including 34 people from Miami, will face federal fraud charges. Overall, the government says that...
Despite Guilty Plea, Court Jails Defendant To Await Sentencing
This week, the case of a South Florida fraud defendant serves as a reminder of the need to consult carefully with experienced counsel at every step of a government investigation. Although the defendant tried to plead guilty to the government's charges and asked to...
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