Tag: Q1 2015
Michael Szafranski Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Su…
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: In a stunning turn of events, Michael Szafranski, the 36-year-old registered investment advisor from Surfside, Florida, has been indicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in direct connection with the notorious Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Scott W. Rothstein. The grand jury’s indictment unsealed today reveals that Szafranski, who was employed as an…
Maurin Chacon, Miami Drug Ring Leader Convicted, Miami FL, 2023
MIAMI – In a pivotal victory for law enforcement, the leader of Big Money Team (BMT) and three other gang members were convicted on multiple counts following a month-long trial. The defendants, Maurin Chacon, Christopher Altamirano, Rodolfo Portela, and James Dixon, all from Miami, Florida, face decades in federal prison for their roles in a…
Anthony Bosch Sentenced to 4 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Tes…
KEY BISCAYNE, FL – Anthony Bosch, 50, the man behind the notorious Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, will spend the next four years in federal prison. Bosch was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to illegally distribute testosterone and human growth hormone – not to the elderly seeking a fountain of youth, but to underage…
Christopher Gregory Wayne, Medicare Fraud Scheme, Miami FL, 2023
Miami physician Christopher Gregory Wayne has pleaded guilty to a Medicare fraud scheme, admitting to executing a scheme to defraud the Medicare program and attempting to cause a loss in excess of $2,500,000 to Medicare. Wayne, an osteopathic physician residing in Miami, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr., to a criminal…
Jeaneno Florent Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, North Miami FL, 2023
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Jeaneno Florent, a 38-year-old North Miami resident, has copped to his involvement in a multi-million dollar tax refund scheme, pleading guilty to wire fraud. The scam, which flooded the Internal Revenue Service with fraudulent claims, is estimated to have reached $2.4 million. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, along…
Eltonya Wiley Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft, Lady Lake FL, 2023
Eltonya Wiley, 40, of Lady Lake, has finally come clean after a years-long web of identity theft. The Southern District of Florida’s U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer and the IRS-CI have announced Wiley’s guilty plea for her role in a massive scheme that stole over ninety patients’ identities. The victims were patients at Villages Endocopy,…
Gary Goldberg Sentenced to 13 Years for Child Enticement, West Palm…
WEST PALM BEACH – Gary Goldberg, a 49-year-old resident of Palm Beach County, has been handed a 156-month prison sentence by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra for enticing a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activities. The charge stems from Goldberg’s actions that involved paying two teenagers, aged 17 and 15, to allow him…
Justin Lamar Sternad, Campaign Finance Violation, Miami FL, 2012
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…
Rony Maurival Faces 24 Years for Tax Evasion and Identity Theft, Fo…
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…
Raees Alam Qazi, Terrorism and Attempted Marshal Murder, Florida, 2023
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…
