Tag: Q1 2015
Miami-Dade Felon Floyd Convicted for Gun Possession
Brownsville, FL – In a gritty turn of events, Contrell Leo Floyd, a/k/a “Kevin Wells,” 34, was convicted by a Miami-Dade jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The case marked the culmination of a two-day trial before U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno. The incident began on October 20, 2014, when…
Delray Beach Duo Get Decades for $Millions Fraud
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A brazen scheme to defraud banks out of millions stretched for over a decade, culminating in hefty prison sentences for two Delray Beach residents. Darryl Burke, 50, and Vicki Garland, 50, received their sentences yesterday from U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn, marking the end of a complex investigation by the…
Miami Hospital COO Pleads Guilty in $67M Mental Health Fraud
Christopher Gabel, 61, the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Hollywood Pavilion LLC in Miami, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The scheme involved submitting over $67 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare by a psychiatric hospital in Hollywood, Florida. According to Gabel’s admissions,…
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
Miami Recruiters Admit $20M Medicare Scam MIAMI, FL – Four patient recruiters have confessed to their roles in a brazen $20 million healthcare fraud scheme centered around the now-defunct Trust Care Health Services Inc. The scheme involved billing Medicare for medically unnecessary home health and physical therapy services, preying on vulnerable beneficiaries for illicit profit.…
ID Theft Ring Nets Millions: Dorvil, Gustave, Johnson Plead Guilty
MIAMI, FL – A sophisticated scheme to steal identities and file fraudulent tax returns, raking in millions from the IRS, has begun to unravel with three more guilty pleas. Henry Dorvil, aka “D,” 35, of Hollywood, Brandon Johnson, 29, of Miami Gardens, and Ronald Gustave, 36, of Miami, all admitted today to their roles in…
Richard Altomare Convicted
Richard Altomare, 65, of Palm Beach County, has been convicted of securities and mail fraud by a federal jury. The former CEO of Universal Express, Inc. was found guilty on all four counts of the indictment, including one count of mail fraud and three counts of securities fraud. According to the indictment and evidence presented…
Llanos Gets 81 Months for Massive Identity Theft
Llanos Gets 81 Months for Massive Identity Theft Miami Gardens Woman Gets 81 Months for Stealing Over 3,000 Identities MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Providencia Llanos, 36, will spend the next six years and nine months in federal prison for a brazen identity theft scheme that saw her pilfer the personal information of over 3,192 Americans.…
Miami Fraud Ring Bilks Insurers for Millions
Miami Fraud Ring Bilks Insurers for Millions MIAMI, FL – Eighteen residents of Miami-Dade County are facing federal charges today following a sprawling investigation into a brazen health care fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned millions from private insurance companies. The operation, rooted in a network of shell companies, exploited vulnerabilities in Administrative Services Only (ASO)…
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…
