At the beginning of this year CBS News reported that there were more than 300 open investigations of sexual violence at colleges and universities across the country according to the Department of Education. They also explained that of the 223 schools under investigation, five are located in Florida. The five…
Sexual assault cases are on the rise in the United States because victims are finally opening up about it after allegations against Hollywood movie producer, Harvey Weinstein. Sexual assault, according to the Bureau of Justice is a wide range of victimizations, separate from rape or attempted rape. These crimes include…
The State of Florida continues with its operations to crack down on Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud and it has encountered two more cases in the past two weeks. One of the PIP kickback schemes discovered totaled in $2 million and the other one totaled in $23 million dollars. Attorneys,…
The opioid crisis continues to worsen throughout the entire county, but in certain states more than others because the drug has become more accessible. To makes matters worse, insurance companies are taking advantage of this situation by overcharging for the drug treatment needed by those who suffer from all types…
According to the Florida Sun Sentinel in 2005, teacher Blake Sinrod, was accused of molesting four third grade students at Coral Sunset Elementary School. He fondled the four girls in his classroom during their reading groups, a classroom movie, and he would also instruct them to touch his genitals or…
According to ABC News a senior citizen and her son, in Pasco County Florida, explain that the nursing home where she lives is denying her potential pain relief, by refusing to allow her to have the medical marijuana she has a legal prescription to take. This seems to be an…
Fentanyl, a very addictive and dangerous narcotic, continues to rise in popularity among the United States. On October 05, 2017, two people were arrested and charged with a 24-page federal indictment, along with seven others, of distributing the imitation opioid fentanyl through the United States, especially through states such as…
Increasingly the U.S. Attorney’s office has been actively pursuing men and women who were placed on Federal probation but have either stopped checking in or have violated their probation with a new arrest. Federal probation is a sentence, just as is Florida state probation. Violations of probation are most frequently…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 22, 2016 the unsealing of what will be an epic Medicare fraud sweep involving members of the South Florida community, both in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. This is the largest Medicare Fraud crime federal indictment in the history of the U.S. Department of…
Slavery and trafficking are synonymous. Human trafficking includes Philippine young women who are transported to Saudi Arabia and confined as domestic servants, as well as commercial sex operations. Human trafficking is defined as the use of fraud, coercion or force to exercise physical and psychological control of an individual to…