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Former NFL and University of Miami defensive tackle William Joseph will spend at least two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to an undercover FBI tax fraud investigation.
Detectives in Coral Springs say solid police work and a little serendipity led to the bust of a major identity theft ring.
The last thing on most parents' mind this time of year is worrying about having identity thieves steal their children's personal data to take out credit cards, loans, and even renting homes in their kids' names. But it's something that is a growing problem that parents should pay attention to it.
The few and the proud are anything but proud of Dorothy Boulin. The 29-year-old woman was sentenced Thursday for stealing Marines' personal information then filing fraudulent tax returns.
Sharp eyed loss prevention personnel at the Home Depot are credited with helping the Broward Sheriff's Office catch a Lauderhill man who reportedly defrauded half a dozen businesses out thousands of dollars in merchandise.
They are the tools of the identity thief's trade, federal agents say -- a laptop computer and a credit card reader.
Police have released surveillance pictures of a man who committed an armed robbery at a Hallandale Beach condo and then used his victim's debit several cities away.
A Miami juvenile detention officer is on the wrong side of the law after a traffic stop in Alachua County.
Three former collegiate and NFL stars have been arrested by the FBI on federal charges related to an alleged scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns, according to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald.
A Tamarac man is behind bars after he was charged with ten counts of identity theft.
With the normal tax day coming on a federal holiday, everyone who hasn't filed a return has an extra 24 hours to file their returns. Still, with the deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday April 17th coming, there are plenty of taxpayers with last minute questions.
If you've ever wondered why your taxes are so high, consider the story of former DCF caseworker Meera Gokool Kahn, who in her 9 years on the job found so many ways to rip off the system, she cost the state over $1 million. Thursday, the state announced she was headed to prison.
From high speed chases to millions of dollars in check fraud. Police say an id theft ring from A South Florida is responsible for crimes across the country.
Identity theft has become so prevalent in South Florida that local Internal Revenue Service offices have been forced to limit how many customers can enter their offices earlier this week.
Citing South Florida, in particular Miami-Dade, as hot bed for identity theft, the U.S. Homeland Security Department is putting on a series of cyber security events this week to spread awareness of the problem.
At North Miami Beach High School, home of the "Chargers," thousands of students and their parents are wondering who might be trying to "charge it," using their personal information.
A prominent Holocaust survivor told CBS4 that he is horrified that a 23-year-old Northwest Miami-Dade woman is accused by federal authorities of trying to sell the identity information of 32 holocaust survivors.
A Miami woman has been charged with stealing personal identification information from people at the Jewish Community Services who were seeking help from the Holocaust Survivors Assistance Program.
What happens when tons of Federal money is handed out without any required accountability? CBS4 Investigator Jim Defede examines a tutoring program in Miami-Dade County under a criminal probe for allegedly bilking taxpayers for "ghost" students.
Controversy erupts over the security of the newest trend in computing technology. CBS4's Chief Consumer Investigator Al Sunshine pokes holes in the "Cloud."
A North Miami man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his part in a ring which stole patient information at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale.
