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...
Jan 10, 2011
According to a recent report, the city saw a decrease in crime last year. According to FBI statistics, the number of robbery, burglary,
sexual battery and auto theft cases are on the decline. The...
Jan 05, 2011
A local women entered a guilty plea in criminal court to one count of aggravated
manslaughter. In exchange for her guilty plea, the state offered a five-year probationary plea. The
Miami crimin...
Jan 03, 2011
The defense of justifiable use of force has been on the books in the State of Florida for many years. The law was created to allow individuals to defend themselves in certain circumstances.
Miami...
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 23, 2010
Federal law enforcement agents closed down two marijuana trafficking rings. Seven individuals were arrested and in excess of 1,700 pounds of marijuana with a street value of approximately $2 millio...
Dec 20, 2010
The Florida Supreme Court reviewed and overturned a first degree murder case based on an underlying cocaine trafficking charge. A jury convicted the defendant, Santo Hernandez, of first degree felo...
Dec 14, 2010
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began another round of nabbing immigrants with criminal records with the intent to deport them to their home nations. The most recent operation netted 93 f...
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...
Dec 10, 2010
Recent reports indicate that more and more college students are selling drugs to other students to make extra money. Five Columbia University students were arrested for selling LSD to other student...
Dec 03, 2010
A senior non-commissioned officer rolled the dice at a summary a court-martial and came away with not guilty verdicts on all charges and specifications. The defendant was charged with disrespect to...
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...
Nov 15, 2010
Probation violations are a common and very serious problem for defendants lodged in the criminal justice system. The jails and prisons are replete with people who violated the terms of their probat...
Nov 08, 2010
A circuit court judge denied a motion for a new trial submitted by police officers recently convicted by a South Florida jury. The trial received a huge amount of media attention. Each Miami crimin...
