Instances of alleged financial malfeasance have hit Florida hard in recent years. An example that affects homeowners and those seeking to become homeowners is mortgage fraud. One case being reported on involves the practice of requiring advance fees for mortgage...
Month: May 2014
Miami man busted for multiple counts of white collar crime
On May 7, the Florida Highway Patrol pulled a man over for speeding along a stretch of I-75 in Hamilton County. According to troopers, the 28-year-old man was doing at least 80 mph in a Nissan Altima rental car with Kentucky plates when they stopped him. One of the...
Drug trafficking bust results in Winter Garden raid
Individuals accused of crimes often have bases in multiple states. This requires cooperation among the officials of those states in order to investigate, gather evidence, and build a case. This happened in a recent drug crime situation where the man accused has ties...
Miami Beach man indicted on mortgage fraud
A Miami Beach, Florida, man is potentially looking at serving 30 years in prison after a grand jury indicted him on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the man was arrested April 29...
Synthetic drug crackdown in Florida
The state of Florida cooperates with United States federal authorities to address a wide range of criminal activity, from fraud affecting benefit programs to tax matters. One significant focus of that cooperation is drug crimes. Recently, that has included significant...
Former Hialeah mayor and wife beat tax crime charges
On April 29, the former mayor of Hialeah, Julio Robaina and his wife Raiza, were acquitted by a Miami, Florida, federal jury on tax crimes alleging that the pair had conspired to avoid paying $2 million in taxes and lied to authorities about it. In all, the defendants...
Not guilty verdict for mayor in Florida tax evasion case
The sheer volume of wealth that flow through Florida makes it a tempting place for those who want to commit financial crimes. However, sometimes even the most high-profile accusations of financial malfeasance prove to be false. This was determined to be the case in a...
Alleged South Florida Ponzi scheme operator gets out of jail
A man who has been in prison after being accused of orchestrating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme has been given a chance at freedom. A U.S. magistrate agreed to release the 49-year-old man from custody pending the completion of his Ponzi scheme fraud case. The...
Federal drug charges faced by ex-police officer
In general, citizens of Florida view police officers as the ones who will protect them from crimes. In most cases, they are correct, since the majority of Florida police officers are upstanding citizens who do their best to serve and protect residents of the state....
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