U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe
Recent News About U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe
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Tax preparer sentenced for filing false returns causing $574k loss
Jean Volvick Moise has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false income tax returns. -
Key West man receives federal sentence for resisting Coast Guard near South Beach
Jeremie Calo, a resident of Key West, Florida, has been sentenced to federal prison for resisting and evading U.S. Coast Guard rescue attempts. -
Miami importer pleads guilty to evading tariffs on Chinese truck tires
Hector Samuel Esquijerosa, a Miami resident, has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to smuggle merchandise into the United States by presenting false and fraudulent invoices to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). -
Colorado dentist pleads guilty to soliciting minor online
Jason James Atha, a 51-year-old dentist from Broomfield, Colorado, has entered a guilty plea in the Southern District of Florida. -
Florida man receives prison sentence for role in Medicare fraud scheme
A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $67 million for unnecessary genetic testing. -
Miami inmate convicted for assaulting prison guard
A federal jury in Miami has found Orel Valdespino Fernandez guilty of assaulting a corrections officer at the Federal Detention Center. -
Texas man pleads guilty to kidnapping rideshare driver at gunpoint
On December 3, Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez, aged 24, admitted guilt to the armed kidnapping of a rideshare driver. -
Med spa owner charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief funds
Cassandra Yolanda Clarke, a 45-year-old resident of Miramar, Florida, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). -
Justice Department announces distinguished service awards for community policing
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida has shared the announcement by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland about the recipients of the Seventh Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community... -
Former CEO sentenced to prison for orchestrating massive Ponzi scheme
Johanna Michely Garcia, the former CEO of MJ Capital Funding, LLC, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of nearly $200 million. -
Peruvian national extradited over alleged call center fraud scheme targeting US consumers
A Peruvian national, David Cornejo Fernandez, has been extradited to the United States and appeared in a federal court in Miami.