South Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida – A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a scheme to fraudulently obtain over…

Convicted Felon Who Staged Robbery With Loaded Glock Sentenced to Federal Prison Term

Miami, Florida – A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced 34-year-old Ft. Pierce resident and prior convicted felon Terry Burney Delion to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm…

Tax Preparer Sentenced in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

A South Florida tax preparer was sentenced today to two years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain over 100 COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According…

International Wholesale Currency Dealer Sentenced for Criminal Operations; Forfeits $1.1 Million

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong, Daniel C. Silva, and Carl Brooker (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—November 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO — GPOMCT Grupo Empresarial S.A. de C.V., an international, Mexico-based…

Fort Lauderdale Jury Convicts Two Defendants for Stealing Veteran and Social Security Benefits: Three Others Plead Guilty

Miami, Florida – After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and following three days of deliberations, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for…

Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Manish Raj Gupta, 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge James G. Carr to more than 19 years in prison after Gupta,…

Trump To Sell DC Hotel Lease For $375 Million

The Trump Organization has reportedly reached an agreement to sell the lease for its Washington, D.C, hotel for $375 million, multiple sources reported. CGI Merchant Group, a Miami-based investment firm, reached an…

Bringing the Fight to Them: Acting U.S. Attorney Ganjei Highlights EDTX’s Successes in International Drug Investigations and Anti-Cartel Prosecutions

DALLAS, Texas – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei addressed the North Texas Crime Commission (NTCC) today via Zoom for their regular monthly meeting. Acting U.S. Attorney Ganjei was introduced…

Mandatory School Masking Ends In Florida

Miami-Dade, Broward and Alachua counties are ending mandatory in-school masking following a prolonged legal battle between school districts and the state. “The data do not support any clinical benefit for children in…

Final defendant sentenced in conspiracy that shipped cocaine from California to Savannah

SAVANNAH, GA: The last of four defendants has been sentenced to federal prison in a drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped cocaine and cash from coast to coast. Kevin Chelsea, 39, of Las…

Former California Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the State of California of over $10 Million in Tax Revenue

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Akrum Alrahib, 43, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mail fraud in non-cigarette tobacco schemes that defrauded the State of California of over $10 million in…

Off duty deputy suspicious after seeing what was under the hood in the neighborhood

MIAMIE GARDENS, FL – An alert off-duty Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy trusted his instincts and investigated a suspicious car parked in a Weston neighborhood last week. That sixth sense resulted in BSO’s…

St. Croix Woman Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana from Florida Through the Cyril E. King Airport

St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Raquel Rivera, from St. Croix, was sentenced for the federal crime of possession with intent to distribute 6 kilograms of marijuana.…

South Florida Liquor Store Owner Goes to Federal Prison for Tax Evasion

Miami, Florida – A Lake Worth, Florida man who did not report his liquor store’s cash sales to the IRS was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday in federal district court…

36-Time Felon Sentenced to Prison After Assaulting Woman with Sawed-Off Shotgun

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Ft. Pierce, Florida has sentenced 40-year-old Gregory T. Fuller to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.…

Past President of Broward County Democratic Black Caucus Guilty of Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program

Miami, Florida – Today, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before the Honorable Judge Rodolfo Ruiz, 28-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident Damara Holness pled guilty to a one-count information charging her with lying on…

Two Individuals Convicted of Defrauding Medicaid at a Doral Clinic Providing Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services

Miami, Florida – Two South Florida residents have pleaded guilty to running a mental health care fraud scheme that over-billed Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of dollars. During the change of plea…

Fugitive Chinese Businessman Arrested In US For Alleged Visa Fraud

A fugitive Chinese businessman was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday for allegedly using visas obtained through fraudulent means, according to a statement from the Justice Department. Shi Jianxiang was living in…

Federal Court Orders Tampa Pharmacy to Close in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

A federal court in Florida ordered a Tampa-area pharmacy shut down and prohibited two of its employees from ever owning, managing or operating any business where controlled substances are dispensed. Pursuant to…

Fully vaccinated Democrat progressive rock star Bon Jovi has COVID-19

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – New Jersey’s progressive rocker Jon Bon Jovi has announced he has COVID-19. Bon Jovi, 59, has been an ally of President Joe Biden, even campaigning for him during his…

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