7 charged in multi-million-dollar pawn shop racketeering scheme, BSO says
The operation, uncovered in a three-year investigation launched in 2022, targeted retailers like CVS, Walgreens, Home Depot, Publix and Walmart, detectives said.
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The operation, uncovered in a three-year investigation launched in 2022, targeted retailers like CVS, Walgreens, Home Depot, Publix and Walmart, detectives said.
The City of Miami Police Department announced the arrest following an investigation that exposed the scheme to exploit vulnerable seniors.
Kingston and his mother are accused of defrauding victims out of high-end cars, jewelry and other goods, according to court documents.
The Texas man allegedly asked jail staff if he would be "charged with what's in my stomach."
A stolen trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of kitchen equipment and camping gear has been recovered, but its contents are still missing.
Theft of trailer packed with nearly $20,000 worth of supplies stuns members of a father-son group in Pompano Beach.
Pinecrest police detectives are investigating a suspected scam involving the sale of a jet ski after a local resident was left with an overdrawn account from a fraudulent check.
Miami Police said it wasn't the first time he had been to apartments he stole from.
Broward Sheriff's Office investigators announced the arrest of two people accused of exploiting a disabled woman and stealing approximately $71,000 from her.
The owner of a South Florida restaurant is offering a $10,000 reward of his own money for information leading to the arrest of the person who stole tips from more than 40 of his employees.
Antonella Formisano says the storage unit she was renting was hit by thieves and now she is out hundreds of dollars.
A home health care worker is facing serious charges after being accused of fraudulent property transfer of her clients' condominium.
A home health care worker is facing serious charges after being accused of fraudulent property transfer of her clients' condominium.
Miami-Dade police say a man is facing charges for what they said was his participation in the ongoing theft of retail goods and the sale of counterfeit cigar boxes and labels.
Miami-Dade police say a man is facing charges for what they said was his participation in the ongoing theft of retail goods and the sale of counterfeit cigar boxes and labels.
Her attorney told CBS News Miami that he expects Navarro to be vindicated during her status hearing on Wednesday.
Lubby Navarro has been charged with organized fraud and grand theft.
A woman from Tallahassee faces charges for stealing real estate from her 81-year-old boss.
On Wednesday afternoon, City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual they say was operating from a house in Allapattah.
Brazen burglars go to great lengths to make sure they do not leave empty-handed. Two thieves got away with close to a million dollars worth of jewelry and were caught on camera while doing so.
Brazen burglars go to great lengths to make sure they do not leave empty-handed. Two thieves got away with close to a million dollars worth of jewelry and were caught on camera while doing so.
When she was stopped leaving the store with merchandise, the woman allegedly tried to eat the money
Investigators said she continued to use her police department-issued credit card after she was terminated in July 2022
A former Miami condo association president has been arrested and is facing grand theft charges.
Travelers are surprised to hear that two TSA agents are accused of stealing from passengers at MIA's E checkpoint.
A judge has delayed the second murder trial of Rashaun Jones, who is accused of killing his former University of Miami football teammate, Bryan Pata, in 2006.
Health officials have identified at least eight confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus tied to an outbreak on the M/V Hondius cruise ship.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, crews were called to the area of 12351 Northwest 154th Street.
As Trump pushes for a deal with an Iranian regime he portrays as deeply fractured, analysts say power in Tehran may be shifting, but that doesn't mean disarray.
The sheriff's office said the "unrecognizable remains" of a juvenile was located among the debris when the fire was extinguished.
A judge has delayed the second murder trial of Rashaun Jones, who is accused of killing his former University of Miami football teammate, Bryan Pata, in 2006.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, crews were called to the area of 12351 Northwest 154th Street.
The sheriff's office said the "unrecognizable remains" of a juvenile was located among the debris when the fire was extinguished.
The case is a top priority for South Miami police, who tell CBS News Miami that the man has an extensive rap sheet, including arrests and convictions.
May marks the beginning of alligator mating season in Florida, and that means that the reptiles are way more active.
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 acting attorney general is touting the administration's stepped-up denaturalization efforts.
Since his second term started, President Trump has introduced a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry.
Congressional Democrats are investigating clemency recipients who may have obtained favorable treatment from Trump or his advisers "through intermediaries, financial contributions, or other forms of influence."
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has now left the intensive care unit, his spokesperson said, after being hospitalized with pneumonia.
A former cellmate has previously claimed that the note was written by Epstein after a failed suicide attempt less than a month before his death.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
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.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.