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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The last of three individuals accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud appeared in Miami federal court, facing charges related to fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications.
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A former financier has admitted guilt in a fraud case involving the misappropriation of $8.4 million from an elderly family member.
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Miami-Dade Transit Supervisor Dale Robinson, his wife Marcia Robinson, and contractor Jessie Bledsoe have pled guilty to federal charges related to bribery.
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On May 8, 2025, Daniel Thorr Gatlin, a documented gang member from Jacksonville, Arkansas, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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On May 8, 2025, Henry Abdo, a 48-year-old Lebanese national, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by United States District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas.
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A Colombian citizen has been charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine in Miami.
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Today, the Department of Justice revealed the outcomes of Operation Restore Justice, a concerted effort to apprehend child sex offenders.
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A Miami resident has admitted guilt in a case involving fraudulent acquisition of multiple home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) using a single property as collateral.
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Two individuals from Honduras have been indicted by a federal grand jury in South Florida for illegal reentry into the United States, a violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326.
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A Bahamian national has been found guilty of alien smuggling by a Miami federal district judge.
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Raisha Kelly, a 44-year-old from Loxahatchee, Florida, was sentenced in Miami to five years in prison for her involvement in a scheme to defraud the Payment Protection Program (PPP).
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On April 30, a man from Vero Beach was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
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A federal judge in Ft.
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Two Ukrainian women, Svitlana Demydenko and her daughter, Yelyzaveta Demydenko, have been charged with illegal voting in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.
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Freddy Urribarri, 42, and Mairilin Munoz, 39, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in Miami.
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Lazaro Verdecia Hernandez, a 37-year-old resident of Miami, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
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The owner of Theophin Consulting LLC, Rudy Theophin, has pled guilty to wire fraud linked to the misuse of Covid-19 relief funds obtained through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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A Florida man has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for failing to pay taxes withheld from his employees’ wages and submitting a false tax return.
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On April 18, Marcel Pierre Denis, a New York attorney, pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to smuggle firearms and ammunition from Miami to Haiti.
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Adam Brosius, a resident of Delray Beach, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a scheme to illegally distribute misbranded and adulterated HIV medications.