Apr 15, 2010
A defendant charged with mail fraud and wire fraud for running an investment scam out of Costa Rica was sentenced to 115 months in federal prison. Dilraj Mathauda was indicted on charges alleging t...
Apr 14, 2010
A South Florida man entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges stemming from a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme. Ihosvany Marquez appeared in federal court and admitted to a United States D...
Apr 13, 2010
Two members of Congress from South Florida are backing new legislation to combat the massive Medicare fraud that costs U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars every year. The politicians believe the leg...
Apr 12, 2010
The lead investigator in a marijuana trafficking case fainted during a hearing in federal court. While being cross examined during the sentencing hearing, the lead DEA agent fainted on the witness ...
Apr 10, 2010
Law enforcement authorities around the world are on the lookout for beautiful women who are being recruited to transport cocaine from South American to several European countries. In particular, Ar...
Apr 08, 2010
The United States Justice Department had a busy year battling tax fraud around the country and overseas. The Tax Division of the Department of Justice along with the Internal Revenue Service have s...
Apr 07, 2010
Four individuals were indicted in federal court on mortgage fraud and identity theft charges for concocting a scheme to defraud JP Morgan Chase Bank out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of ...
Apr 06, 2010
During a county wide sting, the Broward Sheriff's Office in conjunction with other local law enforcement officers arrested dozens of suspected drug dealers and other offenders. Law enforcement auth...
Apr 05, 2010
Medicare fraud appears to be under attack again in an effort to pay for the recently passed healthcare reform legislation. The task forces created to battle the massive fraud that has encompassed t...
Apr 02, 2010
Sixteen people were arrested in a multi-jurisdictional sting. Federal law enforcement officers made arrests in Florida, New York and Puerto Rico. The individuals arrested were indicted on money lau...
Apr 01, 2010
One of the largest banks in the United States agreed to settle with the federal government by paying $160 million. The payment will resolve a criminal investigation being conducted by federal autho...
Mar 30, 2010
A former South Florida resident who left for Detroit to commit Medicare fraud was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Daisy Martinez was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the fed...
Mar 29, 2010
The man behind the largest credit card fraudin the history of the United States received a twenty year prison sentence for two separate cases in federal court. Alberto Gonzalez appeared before a Un...
Mar 26, 2010
The often publicized and highly successful boot camp program has lost its funding due to the budgetary problems in the county. With a lack of funding, the county manager has determined that the boo...
