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Florida man sentenced to 21 months for obstructing IRS in tax fraud scheme

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for obstructing the IRS as part…

2 months ago

$67M health care fraud scheme ends in 15-year sentence for Florida man

FLORIDA — A Florida telemarketer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a wide-reaching Medicare fraud and…

3 months ago

Fort Lauderdale man gets three years for tax fraud scheme

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Fort Lauderdale tax preparer has been sentenced to three years in prison for filing fraudulent…

3 months ago

Former TD Bank employee charged in money laundering conspiracy

FLORIDA — A former TD Bank employee has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering after allegedly facilitating the…

3 months ago

Gas skimming operation: Miami man pleads guilty to federal charges

FLORIDA — A Miami man has pleaded guilty to charges tied to a multi-state fuel theft and gas pump skimming…

3 months ago

Mail theft case: St. Petersburg postal worker pleads guilty

TAMPA, Fla. — A U.S. Postal Service employee from St. Petersburg has pleaded guilty to theft by a postal employee,…

3 months ago

Rockledge businessman faces prison for COVID-19 PPP loan fraud

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Rockledge businessman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to COVID-19 relief funds, the U.S. Attorney's Office…

4 months ago

Florida man sentenced for fentanyl distribution causing infant’s death

MIAMI — A South Florida man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that led…

4 months ago

Perry woman sentenced to 25 years for large-scale meth trafficking

FLORIDA — A Perry woman has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for her role in a major…

4 months ago

Plant City woman admits to embezzling $290K from university, charity

FLORIDA — A Plant City woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to embezzling more than $290,000 from a…

4 months ago

Naples seniors face prison after guilty plea in $175K retail theft scheme

FLORIDA — A Naples couple has pleaded guilty to charges related to a retail theft scheme involving the resale of…

4 months ago

Lehigh Acres man arrested in multi-million COVID-19 relief fraud

FLORIDA — A Lehigh Acres man has been arrested on charges related to a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, the…

5 months ago

Hollywood car dealership employee guilty of carjacking customer

FLORIDA — A federal jury has found a Hollywood car dealership employee guilty of carjacking a customer of the dealership in…

5 months ago

Lee County man arrested in multi-million COVID-19 relief fraud

FLORIDA — A Lee County man has been arrested on charges related to a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, the…

5 months ago

Miami cryptocurrency founder pleads guilty to fraud scheme

FLORIDA — The founder of a Miami-based cryptocurrency project, CluCoin, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme involving…

7 months ago

Orlando crime ring members sentenced for stealing from churches and schools

FLORIDA — Three members of a crime ring that operated out of Orlando have been sentenced to 40 years in…

7 months ago

Orlando man charged with threats, attack on energy facility

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 43-year-old Orlando man is facing multiple charges for allegedly threatening to use explosives and attacking an…

7 months ago

Orlando woman faces up to 10 years for stealing Social Security, VA funds

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 63-year-old Orlando woman faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the…

7 months ago

Bradenton man charged with extortion and threats against former employer

TAMPA, Fla.—A Bradenton man has been arrested and charged with extortion by interstate communication and interstate communication of a threat…

7 months ago

Doctor and granddaughter sentenced to prison for opioid distribution

TAMPA, Fla.—A Florida osteopathic physician and her granddaughter have been sentenced to prison for unlawful opioid distribution. A U.S. District…

7 months ago