by annfitz | May 24, 2019 | Aggravated Identity Theft, Computer Crime, Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Skimming, Cyber Crimes, Federal Crime, Fraud, Gas Pump Skimmer, Identity Theft, White Collar Crime
With the explosive growth of the Internet and computer technology, federal computer crimes have evolved from non-existent to touching on every aspect of computer activity for intensive and occasional users alike. There are a number of federal laws that criminalize...
by annfitz | May 20, 2019 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, White Collar Crime
Conspiracy is a common charge in federal white collar criminal cases. Because conspiracy law allows federal prosecutors to charge people for conduct that does not amount to the commission of a full criminal offense, a charge of conspiracy is often included in an...
by annfitz | Dec 10, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Fraud, Money Laundering, Pump and Dump Scheme, Securities Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
James Schneider, a Boca Raton securities attorney was convicted by a federal jury last week after a two-week trial in Miami of one count conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, five counts of securities fraud, six counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit...
by annfitz | Dec 6, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Fraud, Guilty Plea, Health Care Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
Alexander Ros Lazo, 54, of Homestead, an owner and operator of T.L.C. Health Services Inc., a home health agency, pleaded guilty this week to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez of the Southern District of...
by annfitz | Dec 4, 2018 | Conspiracy, Fraud, Guilty Plea, Investment Fraud, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
Salvatore Colonna, 69, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced on November 30, 2018, to 78 months in prison for his role in a $16 million precious metals and securities fraud scheme and ordered to pay approximately $13 million in restitution. According to court documents,...
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...
by annfitz | Nov 30, 2018 | Cooperation Agreements, Federal Crime, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Guilty Plea, Mandatory Minimums, White Collar Crime
Substantial Assistance Cooperation agreements are usually embodied in the text of a plea agreement and require the defendant to perform some act of “substantial assistance” to the government. Substantial assistance can involve providing information that...
by annfitz | Nov 28, 2018 | Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Money Laundering, Southern District of Florida, White Collar Crime
Alejandro Andrade Cedeno (Andrade), 54, a Venezuelan citizen residing in Wellington, Florida and a former Venezuelan national treasurer, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg in the West Palm Beach Division of the...
by annfitz | Nov 14, 2018 | Denaturalization, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Immigration Fraud, Operation Janus, Southern District of Florida, U.S. Citizenship Application, U.S. Supreme Court, White Collar Crime
Etevaldo Ferreira De Souza, 47, of West Palm Beach, was found guilty by a jury on November 9 of one count of making false statements in a naturalization proceeding, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1015(a). According to the evidence presented at trial, De Souza was charged...
by annfitz | Nov 13, 2018 | Bank Fraud, Conspiracy, Federal Crime, Federal Trial, Fraud, Investment Fraud, Money Laundering, Securities Fraud, Southern District of Florida, Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime, Wire Fraud
A federal judge delayed the criminal trial of Palm House developer Robert Matthews, his wife and a real estate attorney until next summer. All three defendants, who are free on bond, face charges related to the unfinished Palm House hotel-condominium project in Palm...
