Tag: Q1 2015
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…
Publix Bomber: Hallandale Man Charged with Extortion
HALLANDALE, FL – Brian Henderson, 49, of Hallandale, is facing a mountain of federal charges after allegedly attempting to shake down Publix Super Markets, Inc. with a campaign of terror that escalated to a real explosion. Federal prosecutors unsealed an eleven-count indictment today detailing a brazen extortion scheme involving threats to damage Publix stores using…
Borgella Guilty in $400K Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Paul Borgella, a 35-year-old resident of North Miami Beach, has been convicted by a federal jury of three counts of theft of government funds for his role in a massive identity theft tax refund fraud scheme. The scheme resulted in over $400,000 being defrauded from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States…
Chiropractors & Recruiter Convicted in $Millions PIP Fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A federal jury in West Palm Beach delivered guilty verdicts today against four key players in a sprawling scheme to defraud insurance companies through staged automobile accidents and bogus chiropractic claims. The convictions mark a significant victory in “Operation Sledgehammer,” a four-year investigation that has exposed a network of fraud…
Miami Arms King Campo Sentenced to Life forMurder & Firearms Trafficking
Miami’s arms kingpin, Andres Campo, 26, was handed a life sentence today by U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga for his role in a monstrous plot of murder and firearms trafficking. Campo, convicted on all counts of a 12-count indictment, was found guilty of obstruction of justice by murder, possession of a firearm in furtherance…
