Tag: March 2015
Miami-Dade DPW Employee George Brown Pleads Guilty to Bribery
George Brown, the former Roadway Lighting Coordinator for Miami-Dade County’s Department of Public Works (DPW), has pled guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for DPW contracts. The 50-year-old from Hollywood, FL, admitted to taking over $13,000 worth of bribes from a contractor between 2011 and 2012. Brown was responsible for overseeing the installation and maintenance…
Miami Recruiters Admit $20M Medicare Scam
Related Federal Cases Miami Clinic Owner Admits $5.3M Medicare Scam · Florida Miami Medicare Scam Nets Ten, $12.5M Stolen · Florida Miami Clinic Owner Gets 9 Years for $20M Medicare Scam · Florida Miami PA Gets 15 Years for $200M Medicare Scam · Florida Miami Recruiter Admits Role in $205M Medicare Scam · Florida Table…
Ex-Rothstein Firm Attorney Christina Kitterman Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Christina M. Kitterman, a former attorney with Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler, P.A., has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in the notorious Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Scott Rothstein. Kitterman, 38, of Deerfield Beach, was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following her prison term.…
Ex-Concert King Utsick Extradited in $300M Ponzi Scheme
MIAMI BEACH, FL – John P. (Jack) Utsick, 72, once a major player in the concert promotion industry, appeared in federal court today after being extradited from Brazil to face charges in a staggering $300 million securities fraud. Utsick, formerly of Miami Beach, allegedly orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that left over 3,300 investors empty-handed, believing…
Llanos Gets 81 Months for Massive Identity Theft
Llanos Gets 81 Months for Massive Identity Theft Related Federal Cases Dale Gets 10 Years in $2M Identity Theft Scam · Arkansas Broward Clerk Kyles Gets 3 Years for Identity Theft Scam · Florida West Palm Beach Woman Admits to Massive Identity Theft · Florida Butler Admits to Tax Fraud & Identity Theft · Florida…
Miami Fraud Ring Bilks Insurers for Millions
Related Federal Cases Dinar Deception: Huebner & Emmenecker Hit with Millions in Fraud · Ohio Delray Beach Duo Get Decades for $Millions Fraud · Florida Chiropractors & Recruiter Convicted in $Millions PIP Fraud · Florida Florida Auto Fraud Ring Nets $1.67 Million · Florida Premock Bilks Elderly Out of $1M: Florida Adviser Cops to Fraud…
Loan Shark Francisco Aletto Sentenced to 24 Months
MIAMI – A notorious loan shark, Francisco Aletto, Sr., has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for victimizing an undocumented worker with exorbitant interest rates. A former resident of Palm Beach County, Aletto was found guilty of charging an annual interest rate of 180% on a $10,000 loan. The charges were announced by United…
Francois Accused of Identity Theft Tax Fraud
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Louis A. Francois, 44, of Margate, Florida, has been charged with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft, according to a federal indictment unsealed today. Francois is accused of operating a tax preparation business called A&I Multi Services in Oakland Park, where he allegedly stole personal information…
Bacon Gets 6 Years for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
MIAMI, FL – Robert Bacon, 35, of West Newbury, Massachusetts, is headed to federal prison for six years after being sentenced to 72 months for his role in a predatory loan modification scheme that preyed on homeowners teetering on the brink of foreclosure. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra handed down the sentence today, followed by…
Booker Admits Role in $2.1M Tax Refund Scam
MIAMI, FL – Crystal Booker, 31, of Miami-Dade County, has confessed to her part in a brazen scheme to steal over $2.1 million in fraudulent income tax refunds, the Department of Justice announced today. Booker pled guilty to one count of filing a false claim with the IRS, a violation of Title 18, United States…
