Apr 29, 2010
Cocaine trafficking and cocaine possession used to be the largest problem facing South Florida in the 1980's and 1990's. However, cocaine is no longer the most serious problem in Miami-Dade and Bro...
Apr 28, 2010
The federal government filed an information against a former chief financial officer for her alleged involvement in the Rothstein $1.2 billion Ponzi Scheme. The information alleges one count of mon...
Apr 27, 2010
The former principal at Northwestern High School is standing trial for his alleged involvement in covering up a sexual crime that occurred at his school. The allegations charge that Dwight Bernard ...
Apr 26, 2010
For the past 30 years, the Florida Legislature has enacted various laws regarding sentencing which are among the toughest in the United States. Florida uses a series of minimum mandatory and habitu...
Apr 22, 2010
A local businessman was charged and arrested for running a multi-million dollar investment scam. The case is like so many that have occurred over the past couple of years. Considered a philanthropi...
Apr 22, 2010
The United States Justice Department took credit for the successful prosecution of one of the most notorious cocaine trafficking kingpins. Jorge Mario Paredes-Cordova was sentenced to 31 years in p...
Apr 21, 2010
Not if things were bad enough for lenders linked to fraud, but the lenders are now also being sought for marijuana trafficking or grow house cases. While federal prosecutors and the Florida Mortgag...
Apr 19, 2010
Another tool implemented by federal authorities to uncover and prosecute healthcare fraud scams now includes a hot line. The Florida consumer hot line accepts calls from Medicare beneficiaries whos...
Apr 15, 2010
A defendant charged with mail fraud and wire fraud for running an investment scam out of Costa Rica was sentenced to 115 months in federal prison. Dilraj Mathauda was indicted on charges alleging t...
Apr 14, 2010
A South Florida man entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges stemming from a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme. Ihosvany Marquez appeared in federal court and admitted to a United States D...
Apr 13, 2010
Two members of Congress from South Florida are backing new legislation to combat the massive Medicare fraud that costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars every year. The politicians believe the leg...
Apr 12, 2010
The lead investigator in a marijuana trafficking case fainted during a hearing in federal court. While being cross examined during the sentencing hearing, the lead DEA agent fainted on the witness ...
Apr 10, 2010
Law enforcement authorities around the world are on the lookout for beautiful women who are being recruited to transport cocaine from South American to several European countries. In particular, Ar...
Apr 08, 2010
The United States Justice Department had a busy year battling tax fraud around the country and overseas. The Tax Division of the Department of Justice along with the Internal Revenue Service have s...
