Fraud Probe Nets Two More Golden Beach Police Officers
Two Golden Beach police officers were arrested Tuesday for allegedly working off-duty overtime details while on-duty, also known as a double-dipping scam.
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Two Golden Beach police officers were arrested Tuesday for allegedly working off-duty overtime details while on-duty, also known as a double-dipping scam.
A Miami woman is facing a grand theft charge for what might be considered a hair-raising crime, solved only when Hollywood police convinced her to flip her wig. Underneath the fake hair, they found real money and a very strange hiding place.
A Miami Beach parking enforcement officer was arrested after he allegedly stole credit cards and cash from a vehicle and racked up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges.
In an unusual move, the Justice Department wants to retrofit a Miami federal courtroom with two jury boxes for a massive insurance fraud trial.
A man Bal Harbour police have called "a person of interest" in a shooting outside of the upscale and trendy Bal Harbour shops last week appeared in bond court Sunday on a completely different matter.
Business owners are going to new lengths to protect their assets: they are spying on their own employees.
Federal authorities are calling it the largest international Medicare fraud bust to date. The arrests out of Bogota, Colombia, follow a joint investigation into Medicare fraud by the CBS4 I-Team and CBS's newsmagazine 60 MINUTES.
A South Florida businessman who convinced investors to back his proposal to build low cost housing in Haiti in the weeks after last year's earthquake is now being sued for not delivering.
Mortgage fraud. It's a growing crime that federal prosecutors now say costs taxpayers, legitimate homeowners and banks billions of dollars every year. The fraud has become so bad that experts say it has driven up the cost of any loans you might need.
A 27-year-old man accused of fraudulently collecting rent from numerous tenants in North Miami will not be prosecuted.
State prosecutors say a Miami police officer misused funds from a charity to pay her son's education.
Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff told a reporter for New York Magazine that his investors were "greedy" and that he is a "good person."
Opening statements are underway in the trial of former Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones on bribery and grand theft charges.
Several Miami Beach property owners and residents say they placed their trust in a man whose company replaced and repaired glass, windows and mirrors.
Florida's automobile insurance rates are among the highest in the nation and experts say fraudulent claims drive up the price hurting everyone's pocketbooks.
New security measures announced Monday will combat Medicare fraud will include tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.
Police say Benthola "Benzoe" Sincere lied to several people who were looking to rent properties from him.
A Golden Beach police sergeant finds himself on the wrong side of the law.
A Miami Beach man who pleaded guilty to selling banned Chinese machine gun rounds to the U.S. Army will be sentenced Monday in federal court in Miami.
The widow of a Palm Beach County philanthropist agreed Friday to return $7.2 billion she and her husband invested with jailed Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.
Police say a Miami woman who they initially arrested for stealing a man's identity to finance $8,000 in plastic surgery has been taken into custody again.
The eldest son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself by a dog leash in his NY apartment Saturday. He was found after his wife, who lives in Boca Raton, became concerned.
A Lauderdale Lakes school counselor is accused of creating phony diplomas to file for financial aid.
One day after voting wrapped up in Haiti's presidential election, protests have erupted in the streets.
A Broward County employee who has worked in the Clerk of Courts office for nearly 30 years has agreed to a prison sentence of 30 months for stealing thousands of dollars in a filing fee scam.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 46th Avenue, south of Pembroke Road.
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to reach a wider peace deal and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires Monday, with no deal in sight.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36.
The suspect remained at the scene, officers said.
A piece of Miami architectural history has sat largely abandoned and covered in graffiti for more than three decades.
The incident took place in the area of Southwest 46th Avenue, south of Pembroke Road.
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to reach a wider peace deal and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires Monday, with no deal in sight.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy honors the best high school football player from Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The Miami Dolphins' three preseason games will air on CBS Miami as the team prepares for the 2026 NFL season.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36.
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.
The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.
Gov. Ron DeSantis toured the state harping on the need for a major cut to property taxes, at times questioning why property taxes should exist at all.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are fighting extradition to the United Kingdom where they're charged with rape and sex trafficking.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
The race to see who will be the Democratic nominee to take on Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 is being closely watched.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
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.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the sci-fi series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36.
Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on August 16.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.