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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U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne and acting Special Agent in Charge Gordon Mallory of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Miami Field Division have announced the outcomes of a recent operation targeting repeat offenders in...
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Vascular and Interventional Specialists, LLC (VIS), Vascular and Spine Institute, Inc. (VSI), along with doctors Oscar Sosa and Osmany DeAngelo, have agreed to pay $810,301 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Eston “Dusty” Melton III, a lobbyist based in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for evading over $2 million in federal income taxes.
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A former employee of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in South Florida has been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.
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Ernesto Ortega Padgett, a Nicaraguan national and former Miami resident, appeared in federal court in Miami on June 16.
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On June 13, Suresh Gajwani, aged 78, admitted to making a false and fraudulent statement to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Luther Trovian Jones, a 52-year-old resident of Sebring, Florida, has been sentenced to 121 months in prison for his involvement in methamphetamine distribution.
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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.