Tag: March 2015
Miami Duo Admits to $1.2M Tax Refund Scam
MIAMI, FL – A brazen scheme to defraud the U.S. government out of over $1.2 million in fraudulent tax refunds has landed two Miami residents in federal court. Michael Virgile, 28, and Shana Sainvil, 26, both of Miami, each admitted guilt to one count of wire fraud (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343) earlier…
Brazilian National Faces Charges for Airplane Take-Down Threats
MIAMI – Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, along with Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Steinbach, have announced charges against Francisco Fernando Cruz, 22, a citizen of Brazil, in connection with a terroristic threat aimed at derailing a TAM…
Lobster Kingpin Burman Sentenced in Illegal Seafood Scheme
POMPANO BEACH, FL – Eric Burman, 60, of Boca Raton, has been sentenced to three years of probation and slapped with a $250,000 fine for his role in a black market lobster operation that illegally shipped Florida spiny lobster to China. The sentence, handed down by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James Lawrence King, concludes…
Fecker Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Ponzi Scheme Scam
Former Ft. Lauderdale resident Henry Fecker III has pleaded guilty to a count of bank fraud in what authorities describe as an elaborate Ponzi scheme scam. The 60-year-old, who was the listed owner of Camden Consulting, Inc., admitted using the shell company to receive proceeds from the massive Ponzi scheme operated by Mutual Benefits Corporation…
Palm Beach Doc Pleads Guilty to $6 Mil Tax Fraud
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Palm Beach County resident and licensed gastroenterologist Krishna Tripuraneni, 56, has entered a guilty plea for systematically underreporting his income on corporate and personal tax returns, resulting in a staggering $6 million in lost tax revenue over four years. The investigation, spearheaded by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), revealed that Tripuraneni manipulated…
Miami-Dade Thug Gets 61 Months for ID Theft of 8,600 Patients
Miami-Dade County resident Noel Barrientos was slammed with a 61-month sentence for masterminding an identity theft scheme that involved over 8,600 patients’ identities. The grim details of his crime were unveiled by United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer, IRS Special Agent Kelly R. Jackson, and USSS Agent Paula Reid. Barrientos’s downfall began with a search…
Peruvian Call Center Kingpin Gets 17+ Years for Fraud
MIAMI, FL – Juan Alejandro Rodriguez Cuya, 35, is headed to federal prison for more than 17 years after a jury found him guilty of masterminding a ruthless operation that preyed on Spanish-speaking residents of the United States. Rodriguez Cuya was sentenced to 210 months – that’s seventeen years and six months – in federal…
Cay Clubs Co-Founders Hit with $300M Ponzi Scheme Charges
Former Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas executives, Fred Davis Clark Jr., 56, and Cristal R. Clark, 41, have been charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and multiple counts of bank fraud in a massive $300 million Ponzi scheme. The duo, both formerly from Monroe County, Florida, are accused of selling vacation rental units to…
Miami Man Sentenced for IRS Refund Fraud Scheme
Brandon James, a Miami resident, was today sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley to 81 months in prison for his pivotal role in a fraudulent tax refund scheme that attempted to bilk the IRS out of over $862,000. The scheme, which preyed on at least 121 stolen identities, saw James and co-conspirators Laron…
Miami Lawyer Faces Tax Fraud Charges
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Miami attorney Steven E. Siff is facing serious charges after failing to file income tax returns for over two decades, a federal crime that could land him in hot water with the feds. Siff, who has worked as an attorney at the Miami office of an international law firm since 1982, is…
