A Colombian-American entrepreneur based in Miami-Dade County pleaded guilty to federal charges on Monday related to a tax-evasion conspiracy that prosecutors estimate involved $90 million in bank accounts in Andorra, Israel, Panama, and Switzerland.
A 13-year-old girl in foster care reported that a cunning man offered her and her friends a job to sell marijuana, and invited them to a Miami-Dade County home where he isolated her and raped her.
Anita Kadar said she was out of town when her pet sitter allowed Kutya, her Belgian shepherd, out to the fenced backyard of their home.
A woman in South Florida received a personalized letter from a bank in Spain claiming she had received an inheritance from a late relative.
A 28-year-old man confessed to stealing checks from business mailboxes in Coral Gables to commit fraud, according to Sgt. Michelle Christensen, of the Coral Gables Police Department.
A 22-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges related to his role in a $39.5 million health care fraud.
A woman — working for the Broward State Attorney’s Office when she was accused of fraud — walked out of the Broward County main jail singing gospel music on Saturday evening in Fort Lauderdale.
Rodney “Money Rod” McClain, also known as “$Rod,” has told his fans that he grew up with a single mother who struggled with poverty in North Miami, and he is known for the “Money” single, which samples The O’Jay’s 1974 classic “For The Love of the Money.” Prosecutors say money is why he will likely end up in federal prison.
A Hialeah councilwoman accused the mayor of targeting her before a grand jury indictment became public. She is facing eight federal felony charges over an alleged $19.1 million fraud involving a private company.
Before his arrest, the Jamaican-American singer best known for his 2007 “Beautiful Girls” debut single and the 2010 “Eenie Meenie” with Justin Bieber had been accused of stealing.