Mar 23, 2010
The French courts have already convicted Noriega of money laundering in absentia, but the French government has promised him a new criminal trial upon his return. Noriega was arrested during the U....
Mar 22, 2010
It is no secret that ever since the economy's meltdown in 2007 that the federal government is cracking down on all individuals responsible for planning, organizing and operating the schemes to defr...
Mar 19, 2010
Prosecutors from the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office officially dropped charges against a female police officer charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. The arrest affidavit allege...
Mar 17, 2010
A statewide investigation culminated in nineteen arrests for insurance fraud relating to staged automobile accidents. Arrests were made in Fort Myers, Orlando, Pensacola, Tampa and Miami, Florida. ...
Mar 16, 2010
The overcrowding at the Miami-Dade County jails is causing docketing backlogs and hefty tax burdens on the citizens of the county. Extended stays by certain inmates are causing the overcrowding. Ul...
Mar 15, 2010
A circuit court judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit heard a lengthy motion to suppress in a marijuana trafficking case. The defendant is charged with operating a marijuana grow house in an efficien...
Mar 11, 2010
The FBI with assistance of Italian law enforcement authorities arrested key figures allegedly connected with the Mafia. The arrests come as a result of the international crackdown on worldwide orga...
Mar 10, 2010
Reports indicate that a diver high-profile account will enter a guilty plea in federal court to fraud charges which allege that he embezzled in excess of $2.6 million. Lewis Freeman is accused to s...
Mar 08, 2010
A South Florida couple was indicted again in federal court for allegedly stealing medical records and selling them to local personal injury attorneys. In the first indictment, Reuben Rodriguez and ...
Mar 05, 2010
Two South Florida residents have been arrested and divally charged with operating a major student visa fraud ring. Government prosecutors have alleged that the two women defrauded the federal gover...
Mar 04, 2010
An embattled local commissioner remains mired in the state criminal justice system and things seem to be getting worse. Michelle-Spence Jones appeared in circuit court facing a new charge of briber...
Mar 02, 2010
A man accused of selling video games to a South American business with alleged terrorist ties appeared in court for his initial bond hearing. Khaled Sadafi of Doral, Florida, appeared before a U.S....
Mar 01, 2010
South Florida is finally recognizing that the drug trafficking trade in prescription medications is a serious problem. State officials are trying to implement policy changes that will more effectiv...
Feb 26, 2010
The head of the United States Department of Justice criminal division held a conference for criminal defense lawyers at which he explained the new tools the federal government was using to fight wh...
