Tag: Miami
Tania Rosa Rodriguez, Naturalization by Deceit, Florida 2018
⏱ 2 min read Tania Rosa Rodriguez, a 57-year-old Cuban national, was convicted of obtaining US citizenship by deceit in Miami. Rodriguez had applied for naturalization in 2017 and was granted citizenship in 2018, but she had concealed her involvement in a multi-million dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy during the naturalization process. The conspiracy, which lasted…
Jon Christopher Enriquez, Threats, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jon Christopher Enriquez, a 47-year-old Miami man, pleaded guilty to posting online threats against Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Kristi Noem on May 27. Enriquez used the social media platform X to post multiple public threats targeting the two officials, threatening that they would be executed at specific…
Eri Guzman Ortiz, Wire Fraud, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Eri Guzman Ortiz, a 69-year-old Miami-Dade man, pleaded guilty to running a massive $14 million check scheme that swindled thousands of people and businesses out of their hard-earned cash. Ortiz created and deposited about $14 million in fake checks into the bank accounts of sham companies in the US, using lists…
Rajaie Ahmad Ali, SNAP Benefit Trafficking, Florida 2019
⏱ 2 min read Four men in South Florida have been charged with running a massive scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of $19 million. Rajaie Ahmad Ali, 63, Sami Jamhour, 43, Cristian Giovanni Amaro, 27, and Adel Amro, 23, allegedly conspired to traffic SNAP benefits through authorized retail stores in…
Luis Matute Figueroa, Firearms Trafficking, Florida 2017
⏱ 2 min read A Honduran national, Luis Matute Figueroa, 33, has been convicted for his role in a firearms-trafficking operation that smuggled guns from South Florida to Honduras. The conspiracy involved purchasing firearms through straw buyers in South Florida and then exporting them to Honduras. Matute Figueroa, who resided in Lake Worth, Florida, and…
Antonio Michel, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three men in South Florida have been sentenced for their roles in a sex trafficking scheme that exploited vulnerable teenage girls who had run away from foster care. Antonio Michel, Jaime Figueroa, and Raymond Jean preyed upon the girls’ youth and instability, forcing them into commercial sex acts for financial gain.…
Daniel Liburdi, Tax Evasion, Florida 2021
⏱ 2 min read Daniel Liburdi, a 37-year-old Miami man, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns, a scheme that cost the government nearly $34 million in lost revenue. Liburdi, who earned tens of millions of dollars in income, devised an elaborate plan to evade taxes, defraud the U.S. Treasury, and exploit public coffers…
Lisette Patricio, Bank Fraud, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A massive homeowners insurance fraud scheme in Florida has been brought to justice, with the final defendant, Lisette Patricio, 64, of Davie, sentenced to 45 months in federal prison. The scheme, which lasted for years, generated over $6 million in illicit proceeds and resulted in the cancellation of nearly 4,000 homeowners…
Elaine Escoe, COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Elaine Escoe, 41, is accused of masterminding a massive $32 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme in South Florida. The alleged scam involved conspiring to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and other crimes to steal federal funds meant for struggling businesses during the pandemic. Escoe was charged by indictment in 2025, but…
Yusiel Lopez Insua, Seaman’s Manslaughter, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A tugboat captain, Yusiel Lopez Insua, has pleaded guilty to operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without a proper lookout, causing a fatal Biscayne Bay collision that claimed the lives of three children participating in a sailing camp in Miami. The incident occurred when Lopez Insua, 46, was piloting a…
