by annfitz | Dec 2, 2018 | Embezzlement, Federal Crime, Fraud, Mail Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
A former board member of a revered Palm Beach charity was sentenced on Friday for embezzling at least $2 million from its pension fund in a carefully orchestrated scheme that spanned 25 years. 69-year-old William Minor pleaded guilty in September to one count of...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Mail Fraud, Securities Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
A complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission charges Dragon-Click Corp, its president Isaac Grossman, his wife Adriana Grossman, and her unregistered investment adviser Dragon Management, LLC with an ongoing fraudulent offering of Dragon-Click stock and...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Bond, Federal Crime, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Fraud, Mail Fraud, Obstruction of Justice, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
Michael R. Casey, 71, a fugitive for over four years, wanted on federal charges related to an alleged $20 million investment fraud scheme, had his initial appearance yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis in the Southern District of Florida,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Mail Fraud, Southern District of Florida, Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime
Two investment advisers were sentenced to federal prison for scamming clients out of $2.7 million and for lying to the Internal Revenue Service. Shawn O’Sullivan, 60, and Finnish native Heidi Wivolin, 49, were business partners in the Firstrust and Finntrust...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Mail Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
According to information disclosed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District (Miami Division), Michael Mazar was employed as a BOP correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Miami from July 2009 through April 2017. In February 2017,...
On behalf of Law Office of Ann Fitz | Sep 20, 2018 | Bank Fraud, Conspiracy, Credit Card Fraud, Embezzlement, Federal Crime, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Mail Fraud, Southern District of Florida, Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
Although the nation-wide trend is showing a decline in federal white collar criminal cases, the number of cases in the Southern District of Florida over the last 20 years has drastically increased. So far in FY 2018, the Southern District of Florida (Miami Division)...
