Thomas McCoy, 42, was caught walking outside of a Holiday Inn Express in Tampa by members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, who then tried to arrest him. McCoy, According to the Marshals Office in Tampa, it was determined that McCoy had turned to shoot at the law…
Continuing the series on Mr. Behr’s mortgage fraud prosecutions in Florida: 18 U.S.C. §1014 Loan and credit applications generally; renewals and discounts; crop insurance Under this federal statute, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt (1) a person knowingly made any material misrepresentations (2) directly to any specific federally…
Kieran Crowley, New York Post, Jail for Dummies Bernard Madoff’s niece and another relative — worried they’ll wind up behind bars — have contacted a consultant who teaches white-collar criminals how to survive in federal prison and secure early release, sources said. A jail cell would be a stark change…
In kneejerk fashion, Governor Rendell of Pennsylvania is expected to call on federal and state lawmakers to pass stricter gun control laws in the wake of the shooting deaths of three Pittsburgh police officers. Rendell was scheduled to hold a news conference this afternoon with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and…
Continuing in Attorney Behr’s mortgage fraud prosecutions series: 18 U.S.C. § 1010 Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration transactions & 18 U.S.C. § 1006 Federal credit institution entries, reports and transactions In United States v. Mclean, 131 Fed.Appx. 34 (4th Cir. 2005), Mclean was convicted under…
Ten teenagers in the Florida Keys have been charged in making child pornography videos. The tape allegedly had a 16 year old runaway girl engaging in sexual intercourse with a 19 year old man, with witnesses around in the Key Largo apartment. The camera operator and surrounding people would direct…
Roughly six million Americans abuse prescription drugs, which is more than hallucinogens, cocaine, heroin, and inhalants combined. A sort of “script” madness has occurred where patients will show up in pharmacies. In mid-March, a Kentucky pharmacy was suddenly flooded with residents trying to fill Florida prescriptions for powerful painkillers like…
Two dozen people were indicted on racketeering and other charges for allegedly conducting a wide-ranging mortgage fraud based in San Diego and led by a street gang member, according an indictment unsealed on Tuesday. The lead defendant, Darnell Bell, a documented member of the Lincoln Park street gang in Los…
Alexis Arocha of Miami-Dade county has recently been sentenced to 55 months in prison in response to violation of probation in his 3 year probation deal. What a trade, from a 3 year probation in the outside world to a 4 year prison term in the penitentiary. Arocha had been…
Three defendants were sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty in January 2008 to federal charges of running an “advance-fee” scheme that targeted U.S. victims with promises of millions of dollars, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benton J. Campbell of the…