Tag: Q1 2015
Qazi Brothers Hit with New Terror Charges and Assault on Marshals
FLORIDA – The Qazi brothers, Raees Alam Qazi, 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 32, have been slammed with additional terrorism violations and charged with attempting to murder two Deputy U.S. Marshals, according to a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) USAO. These brothers, naturalized U.S. citizens originally from Pakistan, were previously charged in…
Miami Dock Builder Calvo Sentenced for Illegal Waterfront Builds
Miami Dock Builder Calvo Sentenced for Illegal Waterfront Builds MIAMI, FL – Jose Miguel Calvo, a Miami-based dock builder, is facing the consequences after being sentenced to one year of probation for flagrantly violating federal law. Calvo was busted for constructing illegal structures – docks and piers – in U.S. navigable waters without obtaining the…
Pembroke Pines Woman Sentenced to 17 Years for Medicare Fraud
Fort Lauderdale – A Broward County resident was handed a 17-year sentence today for masterminding a massive Medicare fraud scheme that bilked the federal healthcare program out of millions. Alejandra Collazo, 43, from Pembroke Pines, Florida, and her co-defendant Ricardo Corria, 49, of Miami, were both sentenced in a grim courtroom drama. Collazo, who falsely…
Davie Tax Scammer Pleads Guilty To $22M Fraud Scheme
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Freddie Howard, a 56-year-old from Davie, Florida, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive tax refund fraud scheme that siphoned over $22 million from the IRS. The fraudulent activities were carried out through his tax preparation business, QTS1, Inc., under the guise of Quality Tax Service. Howard’s scheme involved using both stolen…
Pappalardo’s Time Share Fraud Sentence: 20 Years Behind Bars
FBI agent Michael B. Steinbach announced that Pasquale Pappalardo, a 60-year-old Coral Springs, FL resident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for masterminding a $1 million time-share resale telemarketing fraud. The former owner of Timeshare Mega Media and Marketing Group (TMMMG) faces a restitution order of over $1 million and a forfeiture of…
Joel Steinger Sentenced for $1B MBC Scheme
Former head of the Mutual Benefits Corporation (MBC), Joel Steinger, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his pivotal role in a massive $1 billion investment fraud. The court also ordered Steinger to forfeit $15 million and serve three years of supervised release following his sentence by U.S. District Judge Robert N.…
Elvidge Swindled $1M From Clients, Faces Decades in Prison
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A seemingly respectable securities broker is facing a hefty prison sentence after admitting to a brazen scheme to steal over $1,000,000 from his clients. Paul Elvidge, 53, of Port St. Lucie, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, bringing an end – but not a resolution –…
Miami Politician Sternad Sentenced for Campaign Fraud
MIAMI – Justin Lamar Sternad, a 35-year-old Miami resident, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for violating the Federal Election Campaign Act during the 2012 Democratic Party primary for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga handed down the sentence after Sternad pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to…
Tax Cheat Maurival Faces 24 Years in $2.5M Scheme
FORT PIERCE, FL – Rony Maurival, 39, of Fort Pierce, is staring down the barrel of a 24-year prison sentence after admitting to a brazen scheme to defraud the U.S. government through false tax returns and outright identity theft. The owner of “RJ’s Tax & Services” pled guilty to multiple federal charges this week, bringing…
Rothstein Associate Gets 42 Months in $20M Fraud
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Another cog in Scott Rothstein’s infamous Ponzi machine is headed to federal prison. Frank Preve, 71, of Coral Springs, was sentenced today to 42 months behind bars, followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in the multi-million dollar fraud that crippled the law firm Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler,…
