Blog Posts for the month June, 2010

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Tampa takes over as staged accident capital

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...

Posted on Jun 30, 2010

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College student arrested on robbery and sex offenses

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...

Posted on Jun 29, 2010

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Mortgage fraud task force continues crackdown

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...

Posted on Jun 28, 2010

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Law enforcement arrest dozen in marijuana trafficking sweep

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...

Posted on Jun 25, 2010

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Mortgage fraud causes legislature to tighten licensing rules

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...

Posted on Jun 24, 2010

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Defendant charged with attempted murder of LEO held without bail

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...

Posted on Jun 22, 2010

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Broward County burglary suspect charged with racketeering and money laundering

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...

Posted on Jun 21, 2010

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Feds conduct another mortgage fraud crackdown

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...

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

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Local community seeks to decriminalize marijuana possession

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...

Posted on Jun 17, 2010

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Columbian cocaine trafficking kingpin sentenced to prison

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 ...

Posted on Jun 15, 2010

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Florida lawyer finally sentenced on fraud charges

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...

Posted on Jun 14, 2010

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Dolphin player arrested on domestic violence charges

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...

Posted on Jun 04, 2010

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Former GOP head indicted on felony charges

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 ...

Posted on Jun 03, 2010

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State attorney's office creates mortgage fraud unit

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...

Posted on Jun 02, 2010

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