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Venezuelan nationals accused of defrauding Covid-19 relief program in Miami
Freddy Urribarri, 42, and Mairilin Munoz, 39, both Venezuelan nationals with Temporary Protected Status residing in Dania Beach, Florida, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering involving the... -
Stephen George sentenced for insider trading resulting in $1.6M profits
A Florida man was sentenced to 13 months in prison for his involvement in an insider trading scheme that generated more than $1.6 million in profits. -
Two Ukrainian citizens charged for illegal voting in U.S. election in Florida
Two Ukrainian women have been charged with illegal voting in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election in Palm Beach, Florida. -
Miami man sentenced for leading PPP fraud scheme distributing $14.5 million
Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez, a 37-year-old Miami resident, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. -
Florida payroll company owner sentenced for $20 million tax fraud
A business owner in Florida is facing a 50-month prison sentence for tax fraud and filing a false tax return, after failing to pay over $20 million in tax withholdings from employee wages. -
Miramar mayoral candidate pleads guilty to Covid-19 relief fraud
The owner of Theophin Consulting LLC, Rudy Theophin, has admitted to committing wire fraud by unlawfully obtaining Covid-19 relief funds via the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). -
New York attorney pleads guilty to attempted firearms smuggling to Haiti
On April 18, 2025, Marcel Pierre Denis, a 58-year-old attorney and administrative officer from New York, pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to smuggle firearms from Miami, Florida, to Haiti. -
Owner pleads guilty in scheme involving $60 million in diverted HIV drugs
Adam Brosius, a 60-year-old resident of Delray Beach, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a scheme which unlawfully distributed misbranded and adulterated HIV drugs. -
Bahamian national sentenced to 20 months for alien smuggling near Miami
A Bahamian national was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison by a judge in Miami following a guilty plea to alien smuggling. -
Florida doctor convicted of illegal distribution of opioids
A federal jury in Miami has convicted Daniel Alberto Carpman, a former physician in South Florida, of illegally distributing opioids from his pain management clinic, the Daniel Carpman MD Medical Center. -
Guinea-Bissau extradites four men to U.S. on drug trafficking charges
Ramon Manriquez Castillo, Edgar Rodriguez Ruano, Fernando Javier Escobar Tito, and Anderson Jair Gamboa Nieto appeared in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, facing drug trafficking charges following their extradition from Guinea-Bissau. -
Florida man sentenced to 33 years for child exploitation offenses
A Jacksonville, Florida man has been sentenced by a federal district judge to 405 months in federal prison, a term followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for crimes related to child exploitation. -
Florida man sentenced to 18 months for tax crimes involving healthcare companies
A Florida resident, Paul Walczak, received an 18-month prison sentence for tax-related offenses. -
Florida man admits guilt in minor enticement charges in federal court
Clifford Frederic Lind, 40, entered a guilty plea in a federal court to charges of attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor and enticement of a minor. -
Miami man pleads guilty to threatening New Jersey prom attendees
A 21-year-old man from Miami, Onil Compres Rodriguez, has pled guilty to making threats to a high school prom through social media, a federal court in Miami confirmed. -
Cuban national sentenced in Miami for alien smuggling offense
A federal district judge in Miami has sentenced Cuban national Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. -
Cuban national sentenced to prison for deadly smuggling operation
A federal judge in Miami has handed a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence to Yaquelin Dominguez-Nieves, a 25-year-old Cuban national who pleaded guilty to charges related to a deadly human smuggling operation. -
Coconut Grove art dealer indicted for selling forged Warhol works
Leslie Roberts, a 62-year-old Miami resident, faces federal charges for involvement in a conspiracy to sell forged artworks under the pretense that they were authentic pieces by Andy Warhol. -
Three indicted in Miami for $1 million Treasury check fraud scheme
Today, a federal grand jury in Miami brought charges against three individuals involved in an alleged bank fraud scheme. -
Cuban nationals plead guilty in Miami court to alien smuggling charges
Two Cuban nationals were found guilty of alien smuggling charges by a federal judge in Miami.