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 indicted two Guyanese nationals, Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, on charges related to a multi-year scheme that allegedly defrauded the Government of Guyana of millions of dollars through fraudulent gold...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida recently honored Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary V. “Jena” King and Legal Assistant Niurka “Nikki” Machin upon their retirement, recognizing their long-standing service to federal law...
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A Lake Placid resident, Shannima Yuantrell Session, also known as “Shalamar,” has been ordered to pay $327,735 in restitution to victims of sex trafficking.
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A man from Charlotte, North Carolina, has pleaded guilty in Fort Pierce federal court to charges related to the enticement of a minor and production of child sexual abuse material.
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A Chinese national has admitted to participating in a gift card fraud scheme that targeted grocery stores across South Florida, according to federal prosecutors.
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A federal jury in Miami has found Vasudevan Pillay, a 68-year-old South African national, guilty of making a false statement on a passport application and aggravated identity theft.
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Dr. Ameet Vohra and his companies, including Vohra Wound Physicians Management LLC, have agreed to pay $45 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting improper claims to Medicare.
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A Fort Lauderdale resident has admitted to orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme that resulted in losses of more than $94 million for international investors, most of whom were Venezuelan nationals.
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The Justice Department has announced that Marieva Briceno, a native of Venezuela, has been stripped of her U.S. citizenship after being convicted of defrauding Medicare and concealing her crimes during the naturalization process.
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A Miami resident has been sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for running a $40 million Ponzi scheme disguised as a merchant cash advance business.
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A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants on charges of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering the proceeds, and making illegal campaign contributions to her...
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Two brothers from Maryland, Patrick Boyd and Charles Boyd, who owned the pharmaceutical wholesale company Safe Chain Solutions, were convicted by a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale for their roles in distributing over $92 million worth of...
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A Miami-based social media influencer and singer, Scott Lee Huss, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme involving COVID-19 relief loans and attempts to use fake checks to purchase luxury vehicles. U.S....
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A Miami Lakes attorney, Rodolfo Mario Blanco, 60, appeared in federal court on October 28 to face charges related to an alleged scheme involving the embezzlement of millions of dollars from investment funds entrusted to his attorney trust account.
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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.