Jul 26, 2010
Four South Florida residents were found guilty by a jury on mortgage fraud charges. The mortgage fraud scheme resulted in losses to the former Wachovia Bank in excess of $800,000. Government prosec...
Jul 20, 2010
A Broward county man who spent time as a Boy Scout Volunteer was arrested by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for possession of child pornography. Possession of child pornography is not a crime ...
Jul 16, 2010
Federal law enforcement authorities charged 94 people with Medicare fraud. Those charged are accused of filing fraudulent claims with the publically funded healthcare program. Of the 94 people indi...
Jul 15, 2010
Despite the effort, man power, and millions of dollars being thrown at Medicare fraud, the federal government does not have an answer to the problem. South Florida and Miami Medicare fraud cases co...
Jul 14, 2010
A defendant is alleged to have attached illegal scanners to automated teller machines in order to steal account information and rip-off tens of thousands of dollars. Mihal Arnautu, a Romanian natio...
Jul 13, 2010
A jury convicted a former social worker's aide for the murder of his wife and the sexual battery of his step daughter in January 2005. Grady Nelson of Miami will face the death penalty for the firs...
Jul 08, 2010
Immigration officials are now linked to the booking data maintained by all Florida county jails. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has achieved the ability to check the county jails for f...
Jul 05, 2010
Several current and former Broward County police officers and one FBI agent have all been charged in a mortgage fraud indictment. The criminal defense lawyer representing one of the officers stated...
Jun 30, 2010
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...
Jun 29, 2010
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...
Jun 28, 2010
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...
Jun 25, 2010
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...
Jun 24, 2010
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...
Jun 22, 2010
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...
