Tag: Q1 2015
Daniel Ronchetta, Health Care Fraud, Florida 2023
MIAMI, FL – A brazen scheme to siphon over $2.4 million from Medicare and Medicaid has landed three Floridians – and one fugitive caught overseas – in federal custody. Authorities allege Dr. Daniel Ronchetta, 77, John Crowe, 76, and Frank Barrios, 48, colluded to create and submit fraudulent home health prescriptions and plans of care,…
Robert Bergman, Medicare Fraud, Florida 2017
MIAMI, FL – Robert Bergman, 65, of Miami, will spend the next 15 years in federal prison for his part in a brazen $200 million Medicare fraud scheme. The former physician assistant was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez after a six-day trial concluded with a guilty verdict last July. Bergman was…
Gary Wayne Peters, Immigration Fraud, Florida 2023
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Gary Wayne Peters, 58, a resident of Key West, Florida, has been slapped with a nine-count indictment for masterminding an immigration fraud scheme that bilked an undocumented alien out of $25,000. According to federal prosecutors, Peters falsely claimed he could secure legal immigration status for the victim, known as ‘M.P.’, in exchange…
Alvaro López Tardón Sentenced to 150 Years for Money Laundering, Mi…
MIAMI – International drug kingpin Alvaro López Tardón, 39, of Miami Beach and Madrid, Spain, was sentenced to 150 years in prison for leading a massive narcotics trafficking and money laundering syndicate that spanned three continents. Tardón was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and 13 substantive counts of money laundering,…
Armando Buchillon, Health Care Fraud, Florida 2014
MIAMI, FL – Armando Buchillon, 42, of Hialeah, Florida, has confessed to his role in a brazen $7 million Medicare fraud scheme. The former director of nursing at the now-defunct Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing) pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Joan A.…
Deondre Bain, Firearms Possession, Florida 2013
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – A trio of Miami Gardens men are off the streets and facing serious time after being sentenced for possessing firearms despite prior felony convictions. The case, stemming from a 2013 investigation into the notorious 170 Boys gang, highlights the ongoing battle to keep weapons out of the hands of repeat offenders.…
Kawana Brown, Identity Theft, Florida, 2023
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE – In a stunning turn of events, the final three defendants in a sprawling identity theft ring have been sentenced for their roles in one of the largest such schemes in Florida history. Kawana Brown, 35, Elton Baker, 29, and Eltonya Wiley, 40, were all handed down prison terms following guilty pleas…
Sheldon Mozie II, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Florida 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Sheldon Mozie, II, 23, of Broward County, is facing a lengthy prison sentence after admitting to a brazen identity theft scheme that siphoned over $233,000 from the US Treasury and Social Security system. Mozie pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, a testament…
Robert V. Kelton, Reef Robbery, Florida 2006
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Jeffrey Charles Leroy Taylor, Loan Modification Scheme, Florida 2014
Fort Lauderdale’s Jeffrey Charles Leroy Taylor, 40, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison today for his role in a loan modification scheme that fleeced homeowners out of millions. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra, also includes two years of supervised release and restitution of $350,470. According to the Southern District…
