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Florida Chiropractor Faces Federal Charges After Allegedly Fraudulent PPP Application And Medicare Fraud

On Behalf of | Aug 6, 2020 |

A Miami man is facing Federal charges for allegedly committing fraud in obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) as well as filing several false claims for Medicare reimbursement and defrauding his patients via his chiropractic clinic. According to prosecutors, the 63-year-old man orchestrated a plan whereby he charged a credit card program with charges for services not rendered. In order to mask his actions, the defendant allegedly paid other doctors to open credit card merchant accounts in their own names. He also allegedly encouraged...

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“Unloaded” Gun And Alcohol Allegedly Lead to Death In Accidental Largo Shooting

On Behalf of | Aug 5, 2020 |

A Largo man was intoxicated and wrongly believed a firearm was not loaded when he allegedly shot and killed a woman in his home. The 42-year-old man said he had been drinking on Saturday evening when he began to manipulate a semi-automatic pistol as he sat in his living room. Thinking he had unloaded the firearm earlier, the defendant allegedly pointed the piece at the woman and squeezed the trigger to prove it. Unfortunately, the defendant's belief was entirely mistaken. One round from the weapon struck the woman in the chest, inflicting grievous injuries. The defendant summoned emergency...

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Tampa Man Facing Several Attempted Murder Charges After Alleged Shooting Rampage

On Behalf of | Aug 4, 2020 |

A Tampa man is facing a raft of charges after authorities say he drove around the city randomly shooting at people from his car. Police say the 31-year-old man began his rampage in the late afternoon of July 30, which is when they say they first received a report of a shooting via 9-1-1. Witnesses say he was seen firing a weapon while driving along Westshore Boulevard near I-275, where two individuals were wounded. He was next reported near Egypt Lake about half an hour later. Witnesses say he drove into a parking lot in the area, emerged from his vehicle, and began yelling before letting...

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Washington State Man Facing Felony Fraud Charges For Allegedly Fraudulent PPP Loan Application

On Behalf of | Jul 31, 2020 |

A tech company executive in Washington State is now facing Federal felony charges over allegations by investigators that he attempted to obtain more than $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for which he was not legally eligible. The 48-year-old man was arrested last week on the strength of a complaint filed by Federal authorities saying he filed at least 8 applications for PPP loans based upon claims that were untrue. In order to support the allegedly fraudulent applications, investigators claim he gave loan administrators several false and misleading statements about his...

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Penalties for drug possession depend on specific charge

On Behalf of | Jul 30, 2020 |

The criminal charge of drug possession in Florida may be brought against a person for the act of physically possessing a controlled substance. In many cases, the person is in possession of the substance for personal use and not for distribution. Possession of a controlled substance may be charged as a felony in Florida with exceptions for prescribed medical marijuana and some other circumstances. Bath salts and spice have been added to the list of banned substances in Florida. Possession with intent to sell includes all of the elements of a drug possession charge along with the additional...

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Drug Company Pleads Guilty To Federal Felonies In Connection With Opioid-Addiction Drug

On Behalf of | Jul 30, 2020 |

A Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical corporation and several associated entities pled guilty to making false statements in relation to an opioid-addiction drug it allegedly claimed was safer to use than it actually was. According to prosecutors, the defendant attempted to convince MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, to expand its coverage to include the drug on the basis of evidence that tended to show the drug was among the safest of buprenorphine drugs then available in the state. Per investigators, the defendant offered evidence that the drug had the lowest rate of accidental...

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Venezuelan Brothers Face OFAC Designation Due To Alleged Assistance To Maduro Regime

On Behalf of | Jul 29, 2020 |

Last week the Federal government announced sanctions against a pair of Venezuelan brothers it accuses of assisting the Maduro regime retain its hold on power. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the two brothers are associated with both Nicolas Maduro and his son, both of whom are under several previously-issued sanctions. They say the two brothers distribute assets on behalf of the Maduro family throughout the globe. OFAC says the brothers were hired by Maduro for this duty, and they use different front companies to carry it out. One...

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Three Polk County Defendants Charged In Relation To Triple Homicide Near Frostproof

On Behalf of | Jul 27, 2020 |

A trio of Polk County twentysomethings are facing murder charges on allegations that they are responsible for the deaths of three people killed near Frostproof late last week. A 26-year-old man, his 27-year-old girlfriend, and his 21-year-old brother are all accused of the fatal beating and shooting of three male victims ranging in age from 23 to 30 years. According to authorities, tips from a crime-reporting hotline alerted them to the 26-year-old suspect, claiming that he has a violent temper. They say the event to kick off the fatal encounter was earlier that evening, when the two groups...

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Suspect In Fatal Hit-And-Run Accident In Keystone Turns Himself In

On Behalf of | Jul 24, 2020 |

A man allegedly involved in a deadly hit-and-run incident in Keystone has begun speaking with investigators about the crash that killed a motorcyclist. Investigators say the suspect was driving his truck on Gunn Highway on Friday evening with a boat in tow when he approached the intersection with Tarpon Springs Road. As the man piloted the vehicle through a left-hand turn onto Tarpon Springs Road, it allegedly did so right into the path of a motorcyclist heading south on Gunn Highway. The motorcyclist was traveling too fast to stop, and investigators say it collided with the rear of the...

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OFAC Designates Five Entities For Alleged Support Of Russian Financier Of Destabilization Of Sudan

On Behalf of | Jul 23, 2020 |

The Federal government announced more sanctions last week against a Russian Federation financier already in its crosshairs for his alleged support of crackdowns against democracy protests in Sudan. On Wednesday, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revealed the new sanctions, which target entities related to the Russian financier located in Sudan, Hong Kong, and Thailand. OFAC says these targeted entities has helped him evade sanctions placed upon him previously. Per OFAC, the Russian financier of a Russian troll farm designated by them in 2018. He's also...

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