Identity theft can impact any person at any time. For instance, an individual in Florida could pretend to be someone in another state or country using information gathered online or through other sources. Examples include physically grabbing someone's wallet or...
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People at Miami billing company convicted of health care fraud
The owner and two managers operating Billing USA, a medical billing company located in Little Havana, have been convicted of health care fraud. A federal prosecutor documented their fraudulent claims totaling $5,692,102 to the insurers Blue Cross and Cigna. These...
Man pleads guilty to securities fraud charge
A former Florida day trader pleaded guilty on Dec. 11 to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and one count of securities fraud after admitting to playing a role in a ring to steal confidential details from investment banks. According to authorities, the...
Florida couple pleads guilty to harboring illegal immigrants
A 43-year-old man and 44-year-old woman have pleaded guilty to harboring illegal immigrants in their Jacksonville home, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. The immigrants stayed at the home so they could work at...
Drug and gun charges send 3 Florida gang members to prison
Investigations by the Operation Northern Lights Task Force have resulted in the convictions of three men, ages 23, 24 and 33, for multiple drug and firearms charges. According to federal officials, they belonged to the street gang "Boss Life" that has been associated...
Bipartisan legislation calling for bail reform introduced in Senate
The majority of court systems across the nation currently rely on what is known as wealth-based pre-trial detention. In other words, a system whereby those defendants able to post bail are released from jail while those unable to do so must remain behind bars until...
AG Sessions looking to expand asset forfeiture
As we've discussed at length on our blog, Jeff Sessions has not only been busy establishing the priorities of the Department of Justice going forward, but also undoing some of the policies put in place by his predecessors since taking on the mantle of U.S. Attorney...
Understanding how federal criminal cases are carried out — III
In a series of ongoing posts, we've been exploring more about the federal criminal justice system in an attempt to help people better understand and appreciate the complexity of these cases. To that end, we've explored how federal investigations are carried out and,...
SCOTUS: State’s social media ban for sex offenders is unconstitutional – II
In our previous post, we began discussing the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Packingham v. North Carolina, a case which Justice Anthony Kennedy called the first "to address the relationship between the First Amendment and the modern Internet."To...
SCOTUS: State’s social media ban for sex offenders is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of the United States officially wrapped up its 2016-17 session earlier today by releasing six decisions, including its ruling on the Trump administration's so-called travel ban.While most of the media coverage will now focus on this decision and the...