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 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.
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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.