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 grand jury in Miami has issued a superseding indictment against SGO Corporation Limited, also known as Smartmatic, and several individuals, alleging their involvement in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to the 2016...
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A Peruvian national has been sentenced to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution for his role in transnational fraud schemes targeting Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States.
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Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, a 43-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Poland to the United States to face federal charges related to an alleged inheritance fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans.
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A federal jury in Miami has convicted Osvaldo Daniel Fernandez, a 61-year-old Argentine national, on two counts of production and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
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Three men from Miami have been indicted on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges related to the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and other controlled substances.
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Juan Francisco Ramirez, the former chairman of Nodus International Bank in Puerto Rico, has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that defrauded the bank of more than $13.6 million, ultimately leading to its collapse in 2023.
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Five men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami for their alleged involvement in a nationwide fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted payment processors and financial technology systems.
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Juan Francisco Ramirez, the former chairman of the board at Nodus International Bank in Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty on September 22 to his involvement in a wire fraud conspiracy that resulted in losses exceeding $13.6 million and led to the bank’s...
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A Coral Springs resident, Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 30, has been arraigned on a superseding indictment for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange.
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A federal jury in Miami has convicted Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, of Hawaii, for attempting to assassinate President Donald J. Trump during his campaign at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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A Nigerian citizen, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, was sentenced on September 11 to 97 months in prison for his involvement in an international inheritance fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans.
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A Honduran national, Gustavo Benitez Rodriguez, has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien and illegal reentry after removal.
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The former Chief Operating Officer of the Jackson Health Foundation, Charmaine Gatlin, pleaded guilty on September 11 to embezzling millions of dollars from the nonprofit organization.
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A Guatemalan citizen, Roberto Carlo Giron Hernandez, also known as “Gordo” and “RC,” has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges related to a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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A Honduran citizen, Marvin Wilton Max Ayala, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after having been previously removed multiple times.
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A Nicaraguan national, Marco Orlando Vado, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed.
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A Margate man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for firearm offenses and planning attacks targeting Jewish and Black Americans.
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A Louisiana man has been sentenced to life in federal prison, followed by a consecutive 10-year term, for multiple internet sex crimes involving a minor in Martin County, Florida.
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A man from Escondido, California, who is a registered sex offender, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material and attempting to entice a minor for sexual activity.
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A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor in Key West. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles sentenced Clifford Frederic Lind, who used the online alias “it is what it is,” after Lind...