Jun 30, 2010
The operations director for the National Insurance Crime Bureau says the epidemic of insurance fraud and staged accidents has taken the lead in Tampa, Florida. Staged accident cases arise when indi...
Jun 29, 2010
A college student was arrested on charges related to the robbery and sexual assault of three young women in the West Kendall area. Benjamin Marcus Raucher was charged with armed robbery with deadly...
Jun 28, 2010
As a result of the near depression in 2008, federal, state and local law enforcement have continued their effort to quell the fraudulent mortgage application and closing practices that have existed...
Jun 25, 2010
Local law enforcement shut down almost 50 marijuana "grow houses" last week. The massive marijuana trafficking sweep was conducted by local, state and federal law enforcement authorities. Police of...
Jun 24, 2010
The Florida legislature has increased the requirements for mortgage brokers who apply or seek to renew their licenses. The legislature enacted the law in an effort to curb the ongoing problem of mo...
Jun 22, 2010
A defendant currently charged with attempted first degree murder of law enforcement officer appeared at a bond hearing before a circuit court judge in an effort to secure bail. Attempted first degr...
Jun 21, 2010
A Broward County man accused of being involved in the burglary of homes and the theft of more than $2.7 million in high end jewelry in West Palm Beach and throughout the South Florida area was form...
Jun 18, 2010
The federal government is once again attacking the mortgage fraud problem that brought this nation's economy to its knees. A large-scale multi-agency investigation into mortgage fraud netted 86 peo...
Jun 17, 2010
A South Florida Community recently launched a campaign to decriminalize marijuana possession cases. A local group from Miami Beach held a news conference in front of the town hall to start a petiti...
Jun 15, 2010
A Columbian cocaine trafficking kingpin appeared in a Tampa federal court for his sentencing hearing along with his criminal defense lawyer. Fabio Enrique-Ochoa is alleged to have imported cocaine ...
Jun 14, 2010
A former lawyer appeared in federal court last week for his sentencing hearing. All of South Florida has been following this case since the investigation began regarding Scott Rothstein's multi-mil...
Jun 04, 2010
Dolphins defensive end Phillip Merling was arrested in Broward County for a domestic violence incident. He is the fourth Dolphins player since February to face criminal charges. Running back Ronnie...
Jun 03, 2010
The individual previously picked to run the Republican Party in the State of Florida was formally charged yesterday with fraud. The former chairman of the party was arrested in his Central Florida ...
Jun 02, 2010
Law enforcement and prosecutors continue to ramp up efforts to investigate and bring charges against those involved in mortgage fraud. As discussed in recent blogs, the federal government has creat...
