Blog Posts for the month October, 2010

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Prosecution gets manslaughter conviction

Jurors returned a guilty verdict on manslaughter charges against a man who allegedly fired shots into a sofa on New Year's Eve that resulted in the death of an 11 year-old boy. Prosecutors alleged ...

Posted on Oct 28, 2010

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Another day another medicare fraud bust

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...

Posted on Oct 25, 2010

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Local resident arrested for lewd and lascivious molestation

The Hialeah Police Department arrested a middle aged man for committing a sex crime against a minor. The police report indicated that the assault occurred in a public park and was committed against...

Posted on Oct 22, 2010

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Ten south florida residents arrested for marijuana trafficking

Multiple marijuana trafficking arrests were made by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents as part of an ongoing criminal investigation called "Operation Green Venom". The federal investi...

Posted on Oct 21, 2010

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Lawyer's assistant sentenced in federal court on fraud charges

The former assistant to a currently jailed attorney was sentenced in a Broward County federal courtroom for her involvement in one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever unraveled in South Florida. Debr...

Posted on Oct 18, 2010

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Tampa takes lead as staged accident insurance fraud capital

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....

Posted on Oct 11, 2010

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Man sentenced to 22 years for medicare fraud

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...

Posted on Oct 08, 2010

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Tainted confessions end up in long prison sentences

Many defendants that have been sentenced to long prison sentences on sexual battery and rape charges based on alleged confessions made to law enforcement officers. The advent of DNA evidence in rec...

Posted on Oct 06, 2010

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Local police officer arrested for violating domestic violence injunction

With the rash of domestic violence cases hitting the news wires, especially recent cases involving numerous homicides, a case involving a police officer would make for interesting reading. A Miami-...

Posted on Oct 04, 2010

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Insurance adjusters arrested on racketeering charges

Five local auto insurance adjusters were arrested by the Hialeah Police Department for their involvement in a scheme to defraud the same insurance companies that employed them. The adjusters are ac...

Posted on Oct 01, 2010

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