Nov 21, 2011
After months of legal arguments and thousands of motions to dismiss being filed by defense counsel, the question as to the constitutionality of the state's drug laws will finally come to a head. Ac...
Nov 14, 2011
The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act allows local governments to seize and seek the forfeiture of private property it they can prove that items taken are contraband articles. Contraband articles i...
Nov 01, 2011
A doctor, previously convicted of Medicare fraud back in 1992, has again been arrested for Medicare fraud and drug trafficking. Twenty-three others were also listed in the indictment. The indictmen...
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...
Oct 18, 2011
While a Miami circuit court judge first ruled that the Florida drug laws unconstitutional, a second judge from Manatee County has followed suit and dismissed felony drug charges levied against 42 d...
Oct 06, 2011
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a conviction and held that parents can be charged and convicted of kidnapping their own children. A Miami-Dade County jury convicted Ricardo Davilla of kidnapping...
Sep 30, 2011
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is at it again. The department responsible for deporting immigrants back to their native countries made another widespread sweep netting 3,000 ind...
Sep 22, 2011
As usual, the Florida legislature always reacts to high-profile criminal law cases. After a jury acquitted Casey Anthony, the public became outraged that such a villainous defendant could walk free...
Sep 15, 2011
Criminal defense attorneys across the State of Florida have been peppering the courts with motions to dismiss drug cases from simple possession to drug trafficking. To date, only one judge out of M...
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...
Aug 31, 2011
Federal authorities arrested 13 doctors that were involved in the operation of illegal pill mills. After completing a three year investigation dubbed "Operation Oxy Alley", 32 people have been indi...
Aug 22, 2011
A long road lies ahead for defendants charged with drug crimes, as well as, for prosecutors who are trying to keep their cases from unraveling. Recent decisions from the federal and state benches h...
Aug 16, 2011
The South Florida criminal justice system is replete with defendants charged with narcotics crimes from simple drug possession to drug trafficking. Criminal attorneys across the state including Mia...
