On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Guilty Plea, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
A Fort Lauderdale broker for Liberty International Financial Services (“Liberty”) has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of Florida. According to the plea documents, from January 2010 through October 2013,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Opioid Crisis, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
As previously blogged on this site, on June 28, 2018 the Department of Justice announced what was called “the largest health-care fraud takedown in history,” with more than 1,000 law enforcement officers charging 601 people — including 76 doctors, 23 pharmacists, 19...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Federal Trial, Guilty Plea, Mandatory Minimums, Sixth Amendment, U.S. Supreme Court, White Collar Crime
In a recent publication, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) found, “There is ample evidence that federal criminal defendants are being coerced to plead guilty because the penalty for exercising their constitutional rights is simply too high...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Fraud, Securities Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against Hallandale Beach-based 1 Global Capital and former CEO Carl Ruderman, of Aventura, for allegedly defrauding over 3,400 investors out of about $287 million. Read the SEC Press Release here: SEC...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Bank Fraud, Conspiracy, False Statements, Federal Crime, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
Eric Granitur, a former Vero Beach real estate and probate attorney, was sentenced yesterday in the Southern District of Florida (West Palm Beach Division) to twelve months and a day in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Granitur was...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Bank Fraud, Conspiracy, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Skimming, Cyber Crimes, Federal Crime, Fraud, Gas Pump Skimmer, Identity Theft, White Collar Crime
Credit card skimming is rapidly on the rise across the state of Florida, and South Florida is being called “ground zero” for skimming frauds. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, inspectors found 169 skimmers in 2015,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Bank Fraud, Conspiracy, Credit Card Fraud, Cyber Crimes, Federal Crime, Fraud, Gas Pump Skimmer, Identity Theft, White Collar Crime
Credit card skimming is rapidly on the rise across the state of Florida, and South Florida is being called “ground zero” for skimming frauds. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, inspectors found 169 skimmers in 2015,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Embezzlement, Federal Crime, Money Laundering, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
Matthias Krull, a German national and resident of Panama, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in the Southern District of Florida (Miami Division) to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M....
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Attorney-Client Privilege, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Obstruction of Justice, Opioid Crisis, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sober Homes, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
In what Justice Department officials — along with South Florida’s U.S. attorney, the FBI, and Health and Human Services agents — have described as the nation’s biggest Medicare fraud case, federal prosecutors have lost a major battle as a judge threw out key evidence...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, False Statements, Federal Crime, Fraud, Racketeering, RICO, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Ohio (Cincinnati) have charged twelve individuals with operating a multistate South Florida-based moving scam that allegedly victimized more than 900 people. Five of the twelve defendants have been arrested, including...
