Attorney Gets 18 Months Prison In Rothstein Ponzi Scam
A judge sentenced an attorney to 18 months for his role in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein.
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A judge sentenced an attorney to 18 months for his role in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein.
A federal judge in Miami has refused to grant bail for a former music promoter who is accused of defrauding more than 3,000 investors out of nearly $300 million.
The Miami-Dade County ethics commission charged Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez Wednesday with lying about loans he made to a convicted Ponzi schemer.
A former top-name music promoter accused of operating his company as a $300 million Ponzi scheme is set to appear in front of a South Florida judge on Friday.
A one-time global concert promoter was extradited from Brazil to Miami on Saturday for allegedly committing a $300 million Ponzi scheme.
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Former TD Bank executive Frank Spinosa has been charged for allegedly deceiving investors in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by convicted scammer Scott Rothstein.
A former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison.
Florida Governor Rick Scott is defending an attack ad where a man claimed he was swindled by gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A former chief financial officer of Scott Rothstein's law firm was given the maximum sentence Friday for her role in the $1.2 billion fraud.
A second former Broward Sheriff's Office deputy has been sentenced to prison for falsely arresting a woman as part of a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by a disbarred lawyer.
Another player in former attorney Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi fraud has faced the music for his role in the scam. On Monday, former Broward Sheriff's lieutenant David Benjamin, 48, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
A forfeiture deal was reached Tuesday in the case of the convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A former law partner of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for making illegal campaign donations to Republican candidates.
A former law firm partner of convicted Ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein will be sentenced this September after he pleaded guilty to four felony counts.
The former law partner of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is a facing federal charge of conspiracy.
A former associate of convicted Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein was sentenced Tuesday for her role in his $1.2 billion fraud.
A fired Broward Sheriff's Office Detective was in court Thursday changing his plea in connection to criminal charges relating to convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A fired Broward Sheriff's Office Detective was in court Thursday changing his plea in connection to criminal charges relating to convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A Fort Lauderdale attorney is behind bars in connection to his work with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
David Benjamin, a former Broward Sheriff's Deputy, is not talking about the charges against him—allegations that he was on the payroll of Fort Lauderdale Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
Prosecutors filed criminal conspiracy charges against two suspended Broward deputies with ties to convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A key witness has testified in the tax evasion trial of former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina. Convicted Ponzi scam artist Luis Felipe Perez testified Tuesday that he cooked up his first deal with Robaina in 2006 on a Caribbean cruise.
Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's former bookkeeper turned chief financial officer of his now defunct law firm has been charged.
An attorney who assisted the NCAA during its probe of Miami athletics is facing charges from the Florida Bar, which alleges a wide range of ethics violations occurred during that investigation.
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Residents packed a bistro off Biscayne Boulevard for a community meeting organized in part by a woman who was attacked outside her condo.
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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 Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro argues the U.S. has chosen to align against his government and back forces he identifies as complicit in the drug trade.
Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
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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."
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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.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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