Tag: March 2015
Drug Kingpin Alvaro López Tardón Sentenced to 150 Years for Narcotics & Money Laundering
MIAMI – International drug kingpin Alvaro López Tardón, 39, of Miami Beach and Madrid, Spain, was sentenced to 150 years in prison for leading a massive narcotics trafficking and money laundering syndicate that spanned three continents. Tardón was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and 13 substantive counts of money laundering,…
Miami Man Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Fraud
William Hernandez, a 29-year-old Miami resident, has pleaded guilty to participating in an identity theft tax fraud scheme that preyed on thousands of individuals’ personal identifying information. The scheme involved using stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns, with one instance alone seeking $18,744.00 in refunds. Hernandez, who faces up to ten years in prison…
Loan Modification Scammer Jason Vitulano Sentenced to 132 Months
BOCA RATON, FL – Jason Vitulano, the mastermind behind a fraudulent loan modification scheme that bilked homeowners out of millions, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra. The 39-year-old Boca Raton resident was also ordered to pay $5.9 million in restitution. According to the indictment, Vitulano and his…
25 Suspects Busted in Massive Identity Theft Tax Scam
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Federal authorities have announced the filing of federal charges against 25 defendants in a massive identity theft and tax refund fraud scheme that has plagued South Florida. The suspects, accused of participating in 19 separate schemes, are alleged to have stolen thousands of identities and filed millions of dollars worth of fraudulent…
Mozie II Nabbed in $233K Identity Theft Scam
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Sheldon Mozie, II, 23, of Broward County, is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting to a brazen identity theft scheme that siphoned over $233,000 from the US Treasury and Social Security system. Mozie pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, a testament…
Florida Dealers Plead Guilty to Reef Robbery
Florida Dealers Plead Guilty to Reef Robbery KEY WEST, FL – Two Florida marine life dealers cut a deal with federal prosecutors today, admitting to years of plundering the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Robert V. Kelton, 60, of Hollywood, and Bruce Brande, 59, of Cooper City, pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana Snow,…
Taylor Sentenced to 36 Months for Loan Modification Fraud
Fort Lauderdale’s Jeffrey Charles Leroy Taylor, 40, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison today for his role in a loan modification scheme that fleeced homeowners out of millions. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra, also includes two years of supervised release and restitution of $350,470. According to the Southern District…
Miami Resident Kenol Augustin Sentenced for Tax Fraud Scheme
Horrifying revelation from the Southern District of Florida: Kenol Augustin, a 36-year-old Miami resident, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his pivotal role in an identity theft tax fraud scheme. The grim details emerged as part of a federal investigation that revealed Augustin’s sinister plot. In November 2014, an unsuspecting employee was…
Jamaican National Barnett Gets 60-Month Sentence for Lottery Fraud
JAMAICA-BASED FRAUDSTER GETS PRISON TIME FOR SCAMMING ELDERLY AMERICANS In a gritty punch to international lottery fraudsters, Oneike Mickhale Barnett, a Jamaican citizen, was sentenced today in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for his role in a fraudulent lottery scheme that targeted unsuspecting elderly Americans. U.S. District Court Judge William J. Zloch ordered Barnett to serve 60…
Margate Man Gets Decade For Pipe Bomb Plot
Margate Man Gets Decade For Pipe Bomb Plot MARGATE, FL – A twisted tale of betrayal and explosive rage culminated today with Richard A. Heyn, 49, receiving a 120-month federal prison sentence. Heyn was convicted in February of constructing and possessing an unregistered destructive device – a pipe bomb – and attaching it to the…
