What Do I Do After I’m Arrested In Miami Florida? Part One of Three Part Series. This three part series: What Do I Do If I Am Arrested in Miami Florida, is a complete run-through of the criminal court processes from arrest through final disposition of a Miami criminal case.…
Owner and president of a New Port Richey pharmacy, Nicholas A. Borgesano, plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy in the Middle District of Florida on October 30th, 2017, for being at the center of a multi-million-dollar mediation fraud scheme. Mr. Borgesano is 45 and his sentencing will be scheduled…
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…
Earlier this month, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), published reports on their ongoing investigation into the 2.6 terabytes of data leaked from Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian international law firm. The ICIJ, a global network of over 190 journalists from more than 65 countries, came in contact with the…
Most U.S. taxpayers do not run afoul of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division. Known as the CID, it has special agents who work either with other criminal prosecution agencies, in or with inter-agency task forces, or are assigned on a case by case basis to a U.S. Attorney…
This week the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that E.S. Financial Services, a Miami based brokerage firm, settled what could have been a major criminal case with an agreed $ 1 million penalty payment to settle the charges and possibly avoid criminal prosecution. The SEC issued a press release which…
A fund manager in Sarasota, Florida was charged with defrauding investors of $3.8 million. The fund manager, Gaeton Della Penna, faces federal criminal charges in the Middle District of Florida for defrauding investors. Criminal charges, filed in federal court, are in addition to the SEC charges. The allegations are that…
White-collar crime covers a lot of legal territory; from security fraud, wire-fraud, money laundering to tax evasion. In this situation the second largest bank in Switzerland, Credit Suisse, has been indicated (charged) and has been adjudicated guilty of a felony. Historically, the United States and the New York State’s Attorney…
Yvette Scott-Patterson will be charged with mortgage fraud in the purchasing of more than 30 properties by use of fraudulent home loans. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has said Scott-Patterson will be facing six years in prison, a $110,000 fine and deportation after her sentence.…