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Month: September 2018

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Fort Lauderdale Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to $16M Fraud

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

A Fort Lauderdale broker for Liberty International Financial Services (“Liberty”) has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of Florida.

Wellington Pharmacist Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

As previously blogged on this site, on June 28, 2018 the Department of Justice announced what was called “the largest health-care fraud takedown in history,” with more than 1,000 law enforcement officers charging 601 people — including 76 doctors, 23 pharmacists, 19
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NACDL: Federal Defendants Penalized if They Don’t Plead Guilty

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

In a recent publication, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) found, “There is ample evidence that federal criminal defendants are being coerced to plead guilty because the penalty for exercising their constitutional rights is simply too high to risk.”

SEC Alleges Cash Advance Company Defrauded Investors out of $287M

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against Hallandale Beach-based 1 Global Capital and former CEO Carl Ruderman, of Aventura, for allegedly defrauding over 3,400 investors out of about $287 million.

Former Vero Beach Attorney Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

Eric Granitur, a former Vero Beach real estate and probate attorney, was sentenced yesterday in the Southern District of Florida (West Palm Beach Division) to twelve months and a day in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

Card Skimming Frauds Originate in South Florida, Spread to other States

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

Credit card skimming is rapidly on the rise across the state of Florida, and South Florida is being called “ground zero” for skimming frauds. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, inspectors found 169 skimmers in 2015, 219 skimmers
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Miami Man Gets 33 Months in Fed. Prison for Card Skimming Fraud

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

Credit card skimming is rapidly on the rise across the state of Florida, and South Florida is being called “ground zero” for skimming frauds. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, inspectors found 169 skimmers in 2015, 219 skimmers
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Ex-Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to $1B Money Laundering Conspiracy

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

Matthias Krull, a German national and resident of Panama, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in the Southern District of Florida (Miami Division) to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M.
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DOJ Mishandled Privileged Documents in $1B Fraud Investigation

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

In what Justice Department officials — along with South Florida’s U.S. attorney, the FBI, and Health and Human Services agents — have described as the nation’s biggest Medicare fraud case, federal prosecutors have lost a major battle as a judge threw out
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12 Indicted in South Florida-Based Racketeering Conspiracy

September 20, 2018March 31, 2023palmbeachfederaldefense

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio (Cincinnati) have charged twelve individuals with operating a multistate South Florida-based moving scam that allegedly victimized more than 900 people. Five of the twelve defendants have been arrested, including four in South
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