U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
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A federal jury has found Tiron Alexander guilty of wire fraud and entering a secure area of an airport under false pretenses.
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On June 6, Robert Arturo De Los Angeles Mejia, aged 24, appeared in federal court to face charges related to a wire fraud and money laundering scheme based in South Florida.
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Two men from South Florida have been charged with mail theft following their identification through public-released surveillance footage.
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A federal jury in Miami has found Gary Cox, the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx), guilty of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud scheme targeting Medicare and other federal health care programs.
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Elaine A. Escoe, Alfred L. Davis, Gino J. Jourdan, Cher L. Davis, Latoya T. Clark, and James G. McGhow have been indicted on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering related to a scheme that allegedly secured over $34 million in...
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Sanjay Singh, a resident of Coral Springs, Florida, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for his role in a $158 million Ponzi scheme operated through his trucking company, Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. A jury convicted Singh on eight...
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The United States government has initiated legal action under the False Claims Act against AIMA Business and Medical Support, LLC (AIMA), accusing the company of submitting false claims to Medicare.
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Angelo Stephen, a former correctional officer, and George Arestuche, a former aviation department employee, have been sentenced for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.
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A federal jury in Miami has convicted three men from South Florida for their roles in a murder-for-hire scheme that took place in August 2019.
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A former firefighter from Key West appeared in federal court today, facing charges related to possession of illegal firearms.
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On May 20, a federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida found Nicolas James Palmisano, a registered sex offender from Destrehan, Louisiana, guilty of several internet-related sex crimes involving a minor from Martin County.
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On May 23, a Colorado man received a 210-year prison sentence for sexually abusing children at an orphanage he founded in Haiti.
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A federal grand jury in Miami has charged Juan Perez Santis, a 40-year-old Mexican national, with unlawfully entering the United States after deportation.
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Efrain Betancourt, Jr., a dual citizen of Colombia and the United States, has admitted to operating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his payday loan company, Sky Group USA, LLC.
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A Colombian national, Kenny Julieth Uribe Chiran, has been sentenced to 262 months in prison by the Southern District of Florida for her involvement in a conspiracy to kidnap and assault two U.S. Army soldiers in Bogotá, Colombia.
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A federal indictment has been unsealed, charging Charmaine Gatlin, the former Chief Operating Officer of Jackson Health Foundation, with embezzling funds from the nonprofit organization.
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Yesterday, Tramaine Liptrot, a 43-year-old police officer from the City of Miami Police Department, admitted guilt to wire fraud related to fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida recently held a public outreach event in collaboration with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, along with ATF Miami and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, announced federal convictions and prison sentences for 18 members of South Florida street gangs.
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On May 15, 2025, Adam Jonathan Lowe of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to over six years in federal prison.