South Florida tax preparer sentenced to prison for $20 million IRS fraud
Beatriz Toledo, 61, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
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Beatriz Toledo, 61, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.
MDSO arrested the two on organized fraud charges for allegedly extorting money from over 15 family businesses.
A South Florida woman said she is out more than a thousand dollars after the private chef she hired never showed up.
A woman is facing criminal charges after authorities said she defrauded a disabled Miami-Dade man, took ownership of his Southwest Miami-Dade home and abandoned him miles away in Gainesville.
Following this week's arrest, Miami Police believe that their case against the man will stick.
Adan Manzano, an anchor and reporter for Telemundo in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead in his room during Super Bowl week.
Attorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.
Federal prosecutors have charged a prominent Miami defense lawyer with orchestrating a $100,000 bribery conspiracy involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors who leaked confidential DEA information.
A Broward County jury found Junior Simon guilty after an investigation that uncovered forged documents.
A federal judge in New York City says two luxury real estate brokers and their brother accused of raping dozens of women over more than a decade will remain in jail to await their trial on sex trafficking charges.
Terry Hubbard was one of 20 people accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials in 2022 of registering and voting when they were ineligible.
Karlton Odell Johnson allegedly claimed he was "a reserve deputy and that he was Shaquille O'Neal's cousin."
Police said the death happened on Christmas Day last year.
Three women are accused of staging car accidents and filing fake medical claims
Three women are facing charges after an investigation uncovered a scheme involving staged car accidents and fraudulent medical claims, according to Miami-Dade police.
Miami-Dade police detained at least three employees as part of an investigation into possible auto insurance fraud.
Attorneys for a man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in September asked a federal judge to delay his trial until next December.
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Diane Nodarse Cruz, 36, is facing felony charges, including racketeering, organized crime.
Johanna Michely Garcia was the former Chief Executive Officer of MJ Capital Funding, LLC, in Pompano Beach.
The man allegedly used his business to open credit card accounts in victims' names and then use those cards to pay for tax preparation services.
Daisy's mission is two-fold: To waste scammers' time so they can't speak to real people and to draw attention to fraud by warning consumers to be vigilant.
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, is Donald Trump's new pick to serve as U.S. attorney general.
Richelle Holness, 41, of Lauderhill, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge of a federal pandemic program that involved stealing from her father Dale's Broward County Commission campaign in 2020. She faces up to six months in prison at her sentencing in January after admitting in Miami federal court to getting $30,000 in emergency benefits from a federally funded state unemployment program. Two years ago, her younger sister Damara was sentenced for the Paycheck Protection Program theft of $300,000
Jesus Cue acted as the controller/accountant for The Hammocks Homeowners Association.
Samantha Feliz, 20, and Alejandro Leon Jr., 21, were arrested in Rockingham, NC shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
Under the new law, police are required to give a verbal warning and provide individuals a "reasonable" amount of time to pack their belongings and vacate the area before taking enforcement action.
A neighbor gave CBS News Miami footage showing the suspect near her home the same morning a 12-year-old reported him at her window.
According to the district, BusPatrol will perform initial video reviews, while school police will issue the citations in Broward County.
The incident began in Hallandale Beach at around 4:45 p.m. when officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood District.
Samantha Feliz, 20, and Alejandro Leon Jr., 21, were arrested in Rockingham, NC shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
Under the new law, police are required to give a verbal warning and provide individuals a "reasonable" amount of time to pack their belongings and vacate the area before taking enforcement action.
A neighbor gave CBS News Miami footage showing the suspect near her home the same morning a 12-year-old reported him at her window.
According to the district, BusPatrol will perform initial video reviews, while school police will issue the citations in Broward County.
The incident began in Hallandale Beach at around 4:45 p.m. when officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood District.
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 Senate rejected an attempt to rein in President Trump's war powers in Iran, soon after the House adopted a separate measure rebuking the president amid escalations in the conflict in recent days.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor's service history.
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution that kickstarts the party-line reconciliation process. It now heads to the Senate, where it'll face an uphill battle.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
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.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.