Defendant Pleads Guilty In Mutual Benefits Fraud
The lead defendant in one of South Florida's biggest and longest-running fraud cases has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
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The lead defendant in one of South Florida's biggest and longest-running fraud cases has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
Grand theft, fraud and official misconduct charges have been dropped against a Golden Beach police Sgt. Lyndean Peters who was accused of fraudulently reporting or under-reporting off-duty work details.
A section of a state law which makes it illegal to possess a "counterfeit payment instrument" has been found unconstitutional by a Central Florida appeals court.
More than $10 million in forfeited assets from organizers of an investment fraud will go to hundreds of investors who suffered losses.
It is that time again. Time to begin filing your 2013 tax returns. It's also time for the thieves and scammers to try to get your tax refund before you do. Tonight, CBS4's David Sutta looks at the skyrocketing cost of identity theft impacting taxpayers, and what's being done to reign in fleeced IRS refunds.
"Octomom" Nadya Suleman was charged with a fourth count of welfare fraud Wednesday after prosecutors said they discovered she wrongly collected an additional $10,000 in benefits from the state.
Nearly two dozen people have been arrested after the state went after a major home insurance fraud ring operating in South Florida.
State insurance fraud agents call it Operation Leaky Pipes--a countywide effort to bust homeowners who inflated or created water damage in their homes and filed phony insurance claims to have repair work done.
A South Florida man will spend more than 20 years in prison for a sophisticated tax fraud scheme.
When it comes thieves stealing personal information, Florida tops the list. Florida has the highest rate of identity theft in the nation, according to Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer.
A hearing has been scheduled for Haider Zafar, the man who was allegedly operating a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud and supposedly cheated some Heat players out of millions of dollars.
Police have arrested a June bride after she admitted to charging her Seminole Hard Rock Casino wedding to her employers' credit cards.
Two cast members of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" have pleaded not guilty to new fraud charges.
Voters in Miami-Dade County are on notice to protect their absentee ballots from con men and political opportunists.
Suspended Sweetwater Mayor Manny Maroño was back in court Wednesday where he pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy fraud.
A state employee has been arrested for selling Florida driver's licenses to more than three dozen illegal migrants.
Detectives in Fort Lauderdale charged a man with organizing a scheme to defraud more than two dozen victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Miami Beach Police are accusing a Ft. Lauderdale man of fraudulently ringing up a $174,000 tab at a posh South Beach hotel while he posed as an entertainment executive.
A South Florida businessman, after defrauding investors out of millions of dollars, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in federal prison.
The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating burglaries that target unsuspecting female drivers.
A Medicare fraud scheme that unraveled for three South Florida people is weeks away from wrapping up.
A Sweetwater Police detective is facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors allege he took part in a counterfeiting operation.
A national report looking at the massive $25 billion settlement that grew out of the massive foreclosure fraud problems over the last few years found that over 120,000 Floridians have received aid thanks to the program.
Two stars of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a host of federal fraud charges.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The group is called Save Our Voters From Misleading Ballot Language and the two officials are Thomas Campenni, former Mayor of Stuart, and Michael Davey, former Mayor of Key Biscayne.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
Hialeah police said the victim was hit by a 4-door, black vehicle that fled the scene.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
George Pino is facing manslaughter and vessel homicide charges after the boat crash near Boca Chita Key in Biscayne Bay in 2022.
Timothy Hudson, 16, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Anna Kepner, his 18-year-old stepsister, while the family was on a cruise.
The group is called Save Our Voters From Misleading Ballot Language and the two officials are Thomas Campenni, former Mayor of Stuart, and Michael Davey, former Mayor of Key Biscayne.
Four police officers were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, authorities said.
Hialeah police said the victim was hit by a 4-door, black vehicle that fled the scene.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Multiple floors of the Pentagon were locked down for several hours Thursday morning and hazmat crews were deployed for what authorities had described as a "hazardous materials incident."
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reported a net worth of $1.27 million in a newly filed financial disclosure, showing an increase from last year.
Cuba's top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.
A new analysis warns a proposed FEMA overhaul by a Trump-appointed panel would limit access to disaster aid for survivors, shifting the burden to state and local agencies amid hurricane season.
The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
"Schmigadoon!" — which was tied for the most nominations, with 12 — won Best Musical, and "Liberation" took home the honor of Best Play at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges related to a sports gambling sting.
President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.