Tag: March 2015
Perized Oquieno Adams Guilty
Perized Oquieno Adams, a/k/a “Kevin Wilson,” 38, of Miami, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(b)(2), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028A(a)(1) and 2. According…
Miami Nurse Admits $7M Medicare Scam
MIAMI, FL – Armando Buchillon, 42, of Hialeah, Florida, has confessed to his role in a brazen $7 million Medicare fraud scheme. The former director of nursing at the now-defunct Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing) pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Joan A.…
Miami Gardens Trio Jailed For AR-15 Stash
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A trio of Miami Gardens men are off the streets and facing serious time after being sentenced for possessing firearms despite prior felony convictions. The case, stemming from a 2013 investigation into the notorious 170 Boys gang, highlights the ongoing battle to keep weapons out of the hands of repeat offenders.…
Loxahatchee Couple Scammed Feds Out of $500K
LOXAHATCHEE, FL – Gloria Nereida Valle-Clas, 49, and her husband, Alexander Gonzalez, 41, of Loxahatchee, are facing the consequences after a brazen decade-long scheme to fleece the federal government. The pair were sentenced today in West Palm Beach, a culmination of an investigation that exposed a sophisticated network of lies and stolen identities. Valle-Clas received…
81-Year-Old Fugitive Woodring Nabbed After Decade
Robert Anton Woodring, an 81-year-old fugitive with a long rap sheet, was finally caught after evading law enforcement for 37 years. The veteran criminal, once known in Fort Lauderdale, Boyton Beach, and Pompano Beach, faced the grim reality of his past when U.S. Marshals, with the support of the FBI and Mexican authorities, apprehended him…
Contractor William Pino Gets One-Year Sentence for Bribery
MIAMI – In a gritty move against corruption, William E. Pino, 60, of Miami, has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his role in a bribery scheme targeting a Broward County public official. Pino, a lighting contractor, was caught red-handed when he met with an FBI informant and the public…
Identity Thief Steele-Nelson Gets 8 Years
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL – Reginald Steele-Nelson, 28, of North Miami Beach, will spend the next eight years in federal prison after being sentenced today for a sprawling identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud scheme. The operation saw Steele-Nelson pilfer the personal information of over 90 victims, resulting in a staggering loss of over $1.1…
Lighthouse Point Grifter Gets a Year for IRS Scam
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL – Another Florida man has learned the hard way that cheating the IRS isn’t a victimless crime. Bradley Bowman, of Lighthouse Point, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for a brazen attempt to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, according to a joint announcement from U.S. Attorney…
Dianelys Armengol Guevara Guilty
Dianelys Armengol Guevara, 28, of Pembroke Pines and Dallas, Texas, has pleaded guilty to contempt of court for violating a court order forbidding her from acting as a tax preparer. The guilty plea was entered before U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn, marking a significant development in a case that highlights the ongoing struggle against…
Mortgage Fraud Kingpin Rabuffo Sentenced to 27 Years
MIAMI, FL – Domenico ‘Dom’ Rabuffo, the architect of a $49.6 million mortgage fraud scheme that spanned over five years, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison by Chief United States District Judge K. Michael Moore. The 78-year-old Miami resident was found guilty alongside three co-defendants for orchestrating a complex conspiracy…
