Three Deltonia residents were jailed within hours of claiming a prize from the Florida lottery after police say they were discovered in possession of illicit drugs. According to Volusia County authorities, a 59-year-old woman and her 39-year-old son bought what...
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Month: July 2019
Alleged West Palm Beach Hitman Pleads Guilty To Killing Wife At Her Husband’s Request
A West Palm Beach man pled guilty to acting as a paid hitman for a husband who wanted his wife dead. Investigators say the 21-year-old man was approached by the husband two summers ago with a proposition for killing his 33-year-old wife. The husband allegedly spoke to...
Twin Cities Couple Plead Guilty To Federal Fraud Charges
A Minnesota husband and wife pled guilty in Federal court last week of running a fraudulent bidding and kickback operation using foreclosed properties in the Twin Cities area.Per investigators, the duo acted as owner and accountant for a real estate firm that...
Spring Hill Truck Driver Facing Kidnapping And Murder Charges After Ex-Girlfriend’s Body Found In Cab
A Spring Hill man is facing kidnapping and murder charges after Hernando authorities discover the remains of a woman he's accused of terrorizing in the past. The 50-year-old truck driver turned himself in to deputies inside a store to which mobile phone data led them,...
Should you fight back if accused of government fraud?
Defrauding the government is one of the worst things that a person can do in terms of white collar crimes. Government fraud convictions can lead to years behind bars and extensive fines.The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that theft accounts for...
Quartet Of Iraqi Individuals Sanctioned By OFAC For Alleged Public Corruption, Human Rights Abuses
The Federal government last week sanctioned four Iraqi men on allegations that they participated in serious human rights abuses in their home country.The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) say the four men, who range in age from...
St. Pete Brothers Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Argument Turns Violent
A pair of brothers from St. Petersburg are facing attempted murder charges for their alleged involvement in a shooting that left a man in critical condition. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says the brothers, one 38 years old and the other two years his junior,...
OFAC Sanctions Network Of Belgian, Chinese, And Iranian Individuals And Businesses For Allegedly Supplying Parts To Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Project
Last week the Federal government issued sanctions against a series of companies it says are complicit in supplying the Iranian government with material for its nuclear weapons program. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control...
DUI Suspect Charged With Battery After Allegedly Striking Deputy, Nurse In Emergency Room
A St. Petersburg man who was allegedly intoxicated when he instigated a multi-vehicle wreck on Treasure Island is facing felony battery charges after authorities say he struck a police officer and a nurse while being questioned in the hospital. Investigators say the...
New York Anesthesiologist Charged With Fraud In Connection With Scheme To Defraud Medicare Of $7 Million
An anesthesiologist in New York State is facing Federal fraud charges on allegations by investigators that she operated a telemedicine scam that cost Medicare over $3 million. According to prosecutors, the 63-year-old woman was involved in a fraudulent scheme to...
