Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Justice Department Announces Charges Against 78 for Healthcare Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 78 people across 16 states, including Florida, for charges related to healthcare fraud. The schemes allegedly were meant to net $2.5 billion in potential earnings and targeted the elderly, HIV patients, and pregnant women, according to the report. 24 doctors, nurses, and medical professionals were among… Read More »
Florida Blimp Executive Gets 5 Years for COVID Relief Fraud
A federal judge has sentenced a Florida CEO to more than 5 years for defrauding the federal government of COVID-19 relief funds meant to help average Americans during the height of the pandemic. Federal authorities claim that Patrick Parker Walsh stole $7.8 million in funds through the Payroll Protection Program. The CEO of Airsign… Read More »
Final Defendant in Health Care Fraud Case Sentenced to 1 Year in Federal Prison
A 51-year-old defendant was the last in a line of individuals who were indicted by the federal government for health care fraud. The defendant was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison and required to repay $547,560 as part of the agreement. His sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. According… Read More »
Man Faces Charge of Distributing Fatal Dose of Fentanyl
A Vero Beach man is facing charges of distributing a fatal dose of fentanyl to another man. According to authorities, the victim purchased the fentanyl in a parking lot. He later collapsed and died after ingesting the fentanyl. Police used the victim’s cellphone to set up another deal and it was then that they… Read More »
Man Facing Federal Charges for Human Smuggling After 4 Migrants Found Dead
A Florida man is facing federal charges after a family of four Indian migrants were found frozen to death during a blizzard in a van. Two others were recovered alive and several more were found having fled the van on foot. The defendant is not being charged for the death of migrants, only for… Read More »
Feds Say Man Used PPP Loan to Pay for Vacation House
A 6-bed, 6-bath vacation house was purchased for the extremely low price tag of $400,000. That in of itself, however, isn’t the crime. Federal prosecutors claim that the home was purchased with a PPP loan disbursed by the federal government during the COVID pandemic. In other words, the funds for the home were acquired… Read More »
Florida Man Charged In Cryptocurrency Fraud
A federal grand jury has formally indicted a Florida man on charges that he ran a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. He has since been charged with eight counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, the defendant recruited about $800,000 in investments by providing false information to investors. Specifically, he claimed he was a… Read More »
Florida Man Steals $500k Worth Of Crab
The Department of Homeland Security arrested a man who impersonated a Safeway agent in order to make off with $500k in Russian king crab. The man is facing federal charges for attempting to transport stolen property across state lines. Federal authorities accuse the man of placing fake purchase orders that were never paid and… Read More »
Man Gets 10 Years For Plot To Kill Former Girlfriend With Ricin
A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years after a diabolical plot to kill his former girlfriend with a squirt gun and homemade ricin went awry. He was also charged with having two firearms as a convicted felon. According to the FBI, they were tipped off that the defendant intended to manufacture ricin…. Read More »
Florida Blimp Executive Gets Five Years For Pandemic Relief Fraud
A Florida blimp executive was sentenced to five years in federal prison after defrauding the PPP coronavirus program of needed funds. According to the indictment, he stole nearly $8 million in funds earmarked to help average Americans during the pandemic. He will spend the next five and half years in prison followed by three… Read More »