Dec 22, 2009
Federal authorities have fulfilled their promise and have now arrested 30 individuals as part of a Medicare fraud investigation. As of December 15, 2009, only a handful of arrests had been effectua...
Dec 21, 2009
Marijuana trafficking has apparently become a family affair in South Florida. The family in question operated a sophisticated scheme in which they were able to obtain 18 homes in Ft. Pierce, St. Lu...
Dec 17, 2009
The South Florida lawyer who allegedly committed a $1.2 billion fraud has not entered into a plea agreement at this juncture in his case. Although a federal prosecutor told a judge in a Ft. Lauderd...
Dec 16, 2009
A popular reggae star will appear in a Miami federal court at a scheduled bond hearing to determine whether he will be granted pre-trial release. A federal magistrate will decide Buju Banton's fate...
Dec 15, 2009
A Miami resident was arrested by federal authorities as part of a larger law enforcement investigation encompassing 3 states. The agents anticipate making over 30 arrests in Miami, New York and Det...
Dec 14, 2009
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered a guilty plea to several federal offenses. Richard Padilla Cramer will return to court in Miami on February 18, 2010 where he is facing up...
Dec 10, 2009
Miami Medicare fraud cases have skyrocketed alongside the rising unemployment in South Florida and the United States. Miami criminal lawyers have more than enough Medicare fraud cases to keep them ...
Dec 09, 2009
A Miami pastor began his trial this week in an effort to be acquitted of theft and fraud charges. The Reverend Gaston Smith sat with his Miami criminal lawyer as opening statements were presented t...
Dec 08, 2009
Federal authorities are yet again investigating new cases involving Miami Medicare fraud. A new investigation revealed that Medicare has paid out in excess of 500 million dollars for the care of ho...
Dec 07, 2009
Federal authorities arrested a 59 year old woman on charges of marijuana trafficking and cocaine trafficking. Aurora Ojeda was arrested in Miami and returned to Port St. Lucie to face the aforement...
Dec 03, 2009
In 2007, the Miami Mortgage Fraud Task Force was established to eradicate the significant mortgage fraud problem. Since its inception the task force has made more than 175 arrests and is currently ...
Dec 02, 2009
Federal prosecutors finally got around to filing charges against former Ft. Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein. He appeared in a crowded Broward federal courtroom to finally face charges for opera...
Dec 01, 2009
Miami and the South Florida area have always been a haven for illegal narcotics activity and drugs. As an experienced Miami criminal lawyer, it has become apparent that the narcotics trade from sim...
Nov 30, 2009
With the current debate taking place in Congress over healthcare reform legislation, the topic of Medicare fraud has once again come to the forefront. As part of the new legislation, efforts to era...
