Federal officials say a Mississippi woman was involved in a scheme to defraud TRICARE of $200 million by fraudulently formulated compounded medications for military members and their dependents. The 52-year-old owner and operator of an exclusive marketing agency for a...
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Month: February 2019
Quintet Of Venezuelan Officials Designated By OFAC For Alleged Brutality And Corruption
Yet another associate of Venezuelan former President Nicolas Maduro faces sanctions from the United States federal government after five officials with relationships with the ousted leader were designated earlier this month. On February 15, the U.S. Department of the...
Days Before Murder Trial, Brandon Man Pleads Guilty To Trio Of Slayings
Trading a guilty plea for a life sentence, a Brandon man pled guilty to the murder of three people only days before trial was scheduled to begin to determine his guilt or innocence. Prosecutors say the 29-year-old man killed three people in a four-year stretch,...
Ft. Lauderdale Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Hit-And-Run Accident On I-4
Alcoholic drink was a catalyst in a fatal wreck last week according to Hillsborough authorities, alleging a collision between a truck and a motorcycle left one dying while the alleged perpetrator fled. Troopers of the Florida Highway Patrol say a 39-year-old Fort...
Arrest Made In Fatal January Hit-And-Run Accident
A fatal hit-and-run last month yielded an arrest this month after Plant City police say they apprehended the man responsible for the incident. Per investigators, the 36-year-old defendant was driving his 2006 Hyundai Tucson eastbound on East Baker Street at around...
St. Pete Woman Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Allegedly Firing Into Vehicle Occupied By Children
A St. Petersburg woman is facing multiple counts of attempted murder after a domestic dispute turned violent. St. Petersburg police say the incident began last Monday when two females were at the 27-year-old suspect's home retrieving items of personal property from...
Traffic stop uncovers Florida identity theft ring
Two Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)officers discovered a large identity theft right during a routine traffic stop recently. The two officers were watching traffic on Interstate 10 in Washington County, when they spotted a man driving a van without his seatbelt on....
Louisiana Doctor And Medical Billing Supervisor Plead Guilty To Fraudulent Medicare Billing
A doctor and medical billing supervisor in Louisiana pled guilty last week to Federal charges that they conspired to defraud Medicare and other health insurers. Federal prosecutors say the 66-year-old medical doctor and his 56-year-old medical billing supervisor owned...
Turkish Man Designated By OFAC For Directing Subsidiary Of U.S. Firm To Do Business With Iran
The United States government announced sanctions last week against a Turkish national it says helped an American firm evade sanctions against Iran. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions on the man for aiding the...
Wesley Chapel Man Facing Homicide Charge After Deadly Fight At Nightclub
Tampa police made an arrest last week of a suspect they say was involved in a fatal altercation last month at a local nightclub. According to police, the 36-year-old suspect was at a local nightclub when he became embroiled in an affray in the parking lot early on the...
