The former owner of a string of discount pharmacies was sentenced to 14 years in prison this week. The man pleaded guilty last December to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to the allegations...
Month: February 2013
Proper Sentencing For White Collar Crimes
There are several theories about the proper punishment for crime. Some hold that punishment is intended to rehabilitate a person with criminal tendencies. Other theories suggest that the purpose is to deter other people from committing crime, or to gain retribution...
Florida Home Inspector Gets Eight-Plus Year Prison Sentence
A 42-year-old home inspector from Spring Hill, Florida, was sentenced to 97 months in prison this week. The sentence was the result of a guilty plea entered by the man in September 2012 to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Following the prison sentence, he...
Possible Medicare Fraud Found In Political Scandal
A South Florida eye doctor is at the heart of a scandal that includes prostitution, political corruption and possible Medicare fraud. The doctor is facing numerous allegations and was the subject of a raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department...
Identity Theft And Tax Fraud Season In Florida
South Florida U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer issued a warning about identity theft and tax-refund scams. These forms of white collar crime are common this time of year and investigators are focusing significant effort on catching and prosecuting people for identify and...
CEO Given Maximum Sentence Of 50 Years In Prison
Russell Wasendorf Sr., the 64-year-old former CEO and founder of Peregrine Financial Group inc. pleaded guilty to fraud last September. He was sentenced this week to 50 years in jail for his role in the Ponzi scheme that cost investors and creditors $215.5 million...
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