Tag: Q1 2015
Miami Recruiters Jailed for $20M Fraud Scam
Miami, FL – Three patient recruiters have been handed down stiff prison sentences for their roles in a massive $20 million health care fraud scheme involving the now-defunct Trust Care Health Services Inc. Estrella Perez, 57, Solchys Perez, 34, and Abigail Aguila, 40, all of Miami, were sentenced to serve time ranging from 30 months…
West Palm Beach Woman Admits to Massive Identity Theft
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Kawana Brown, 36, of West Palm Beach, has confessed to her central role in a brazen identity theft operation that ripped off vulnerable patients and defrauded the federal government. Brown pled guilty today to multiple federal charges, admitting she exploited stolen personal information for financial gain. The scheme, according to…
Coral Gables Doc Faces 51-Month Sentence for Tax Fraud
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE — A Coral Gables physician has been handed a 51-month prison sentence for tax fraud, according to federal prosecutors. Lourdes Margarita Garcia, 62, of Pinecrest, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore following her conviction on conspiracy and false return charges. According to court documents, Garcia owned and operated Global…
Miami Resident Rodney Fleurimond Sentenced for Identity Fraud Scheme
MIAMI – Miami-Dade resident Rodney Fleurimond, 24, has been sentenced to prison for his role in a massive identity theft and unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Ferrer A. Wifredo, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, along with Special Agent in Charge Richard Walker from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector…
Miami Officer Accused of Protecting Illegal Gambling Ring
MIAMI, FL – A former City of Miami Police officer is facing the music after being slapped with federal extortion charges. Jerry Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, is accused of using his badge to protect and profit from an illegal gambling operation. The Department of Justice announced the charges today, detailing a pattern of alleged…
Delray Beach Doc Accused of $2.1M Medicare Scam
DELRAY BEACH, FL – A Delray Beach doctor is facing serious allegations of bilking Medicare out of over $2.1 million through a scheme to inflate patient diagnoses. Isaac Kojo Anakwah Thompson, M.D., 55, has been charged with eight counts of health care fraud, federal prosecutors announced today. According to the indictment, Thompson operated two clinics…
Palm Beach Resident Pleads Guilty to Espionage Act Violations
West Palm Beach’s Christopher R. Glenn, 34, has entered a guilty plea on serious charges stemming from the illegal access and removal of classified information from military computers. In what federal prosecutors describe as an unprecedented breach of national security trust, Glenn faces up to 10 years in prison for each count of violating the…
Miami DME Clinic Owner Sentenced to 70 Months for $11M Fraud
MIAMI – Francisco Enrique Chavez, the former owner of a defunct durable medical equipment (DME) clinic, was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison for his role in an $11 million health care fraud scheme. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Patricia A. Seitz in the Southern District of Florida, also includes three…
Dale Gets 10 Years in $2M Identity Theft Scam
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Lee Ervin Dale, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, is headed to federal prison for a decade after being convicted of orchestrating a brazen $2 million tax refund fraud scheme fueled by stolen identities. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams delivered the sentence today, ordering Dale to serve 120 months, followed by three…
Miami Duo Admits to $1.2M Tax Refund Scam
MIAMI, FL – A brazen scheme to defraud the U.S. government out of over $1.2 million in fraudulent tax refunds has landed two Miami residents in federal court. Michael Virgile, 28, and Shana Sainvil, 26, both of Miami, each admitted guilt to one count of wire fraud (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343) earlier…
