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Two Florida Residents Sentenced for Roles in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
WASHINGTON—Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, of Pompano Beach, Florida, were sentenced today to serve 66 and 60 months, respectively, for defrauding homeowners and mortgage lenders as part of a foreclosure rescue scheme, the Justice Department announced. The two women were sentenced by U.S.
Five Guilty in Shooting Death of Brinks Guard at Calder Casino
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B.
Pharmacist Impersonator Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud, Identity Theft, and Money Laundering
ORLANDO—Allen Gregory Schleicher, a/k/a Gregory Klonowski, (49, Ruskin) pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. Schleicher faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the mail fraud charge, 10 years in federal prison for the money laundering charge, and a mandatory minimum mandatory of two years’ imprisonment, consecutive to any other sentence, for the aggravated identity theft charge.
Floyd County Man Sentenced 20 Years for Leading a Large Presription Drug Criminal Enterprise
LONDON—A Floyd County man who faced the most serious charges in Kentucky’s historic drug roundup in 2009 was sentenced to 240 months for the illegal distribution of thousands of pills in Eastern Kentucky. United States District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove sentenced 55-year-old James Marsillett, II yesterday for the offense of operating a continuing criminal enterprise.
Suspect Arrested in Connetion with Robbery of Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Miramar
The FBI announces the arrest without incident today (June 15, 2012) by the South Florida Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force in Hallandale Beach, Florida, of James Francis Deans, 27, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, in connection with the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch located at 6810 Miramar Parkway in Miramar, Florida, yesterday. Deans is in federal custody and is expected to face federal charges.
Information Sought in Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Hollywood
The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance to help learn information about the subject involved in yesterday’s shooting of two Law Enforcement Officers on the Turnpike in Hollywood, Florida. The FBI has identified David Edwin Bradley, 23, of Miami Gardens, Florida, as the subject (deceased) in yesterday’s (May 10, 2012) shooting of two Law Enforcement Officers on the Turnpike in Hollywood, Florida.
Fifty-Nine South Florida Residents Charged as Part of Nationwide Coordinated Takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; John V.
President of Broward Title and Escrow Company Pleads Guilty in Two Separate Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Schemes
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; John V.
Florida-Based WellCare Health Plans Agrees to Pay $137.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON—WellCare Health Plans Inc. will pay $137.5 million to the federal government and nine states to resolve four lawsuits alleging violations of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today.