Jun 12, 2012
Fourteen local individuals were indicted in federal court for their involvement in a bank fraud scheme. Both men and women were indicted, but only 13 of the 14 have been arrested to date. The group...
Oct 28, 2011
Five local residents were arrested for their involvement in a staged car accident scheme to defraud. The defendants were arrested in this county and will mostly likely be charged with insurance fra...
Oct 21, 2011
Federal authorities charged 20 individuals with mortgage fraud with losses alleged at $20 million. Of those indicted, many are professionals in the real estate industry. According to the indictment...
Sep 07, 2011
Federal law enforcement authorities arrested 42 people alleged to have committed Medicare fraud throughout hree counties in the South Florida area. Among those arrested were the owners of the Bisca...
Jul 27, 2011
A South Florida man previously convicted of cocaine trafficking and money laundering has been charged with committing Medicare fraud. The indictment alleges that Luis Alejandro Sanz, who had previo...
Jul 11, 2011
Federal officials finally launched the long awaited computer system to combat Medicare fraud. South Florida has been declared "ground zero" for Medicare fraud. A federal task force operating out of...
Jan 20, 2011
A local man was arrested and charged with dozens of counts of
credit card fraud and identity theft. He is being accused of being involved with a ring that engages in credit card theft throughout ...
Jan 17, 2011
The Chief Financial Officer for the State of Florida announced six recent arrests involving staged accidents and insurance fraud. Other than
mortgage fraud and Medicare fraud, staged accident ins...
Dec 24, 2010
Another South Florida resident received a significant prison sentence for his alleged involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme. The owner of clinic located in Miami, Florida, received a 60 month pris...
Dec 13, 2010
South Florida is becoming one the leading regions of credit card fraud in the country. Arrests for credit card fraud are occurring on a daily basis from Miami-Dade to Hillsborough County. Last week...
Nov 22, 2010
A local man appeared in federal court and received a 57 month prison sentence for his involvement in a Medicare fraud scheme involving millions of dollars. Jose Garcia was sentenced for the alleged...
Oct 25, 2010
Federal law enforcement has charged four South Florida residents for their involvement in a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme. According to the indictment, four healthcare operators attemp...
Oct 11, 2010
Police out of Tampa arrested eight people for being involved in an insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents. Tampa has taken over the top spot from Miami regarding these types of offenses....
Oct 08, 2010
A South Florida man was sentenced to 22 years in prison in federal court for his involvement in a multi-million Medicare fraud scheme. The defendant appeared with his Miami criminal attorney at his...
