Tag Archives: Miami Criminal Defense Attorney
Miami Therapists Sentenced for $63 Million Scheme
The FBI recently announced that a Miami doctor and several therapists involved in the Health Care Solutions Network scam have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms. Dr. Roger Rousseau received 192 months as a guest of the Bureau of Prisons, as did therapist Liliana Marks. Therapists Doris Crabtree and Angela Salafia were each… Read More »
Dog Owner Faces Murder Charge
What can only be described as a tragic and horrendous event made headlines across the country in November. The tragic story began with a mother walking to a local elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, with her four-year-old son; she was on her way to volunteer at the school. En route to the school, she… Read More »
South Florida’s New Home Health Agency Ban Extended
Due in part to South Florida’s status and reputation as the number one place for organized fraud in the country, specifically health care fraud, a federal moratorium on new home health agencies has been extended. Under current federal health care law, a temporary ban can be put in place to prevent the enrollment of… Read More »
Adventist Health Reaches Huge Fraud Settlement
In what is being called the largest settlement ever reached in a health care fraud case relating to hospitals’ relationship with doctors, Adventist Health System has agreed to settle the claims for $118.7 million. The fraud claims stem from a white-collar lawsuit alleging the hospital violated a federal law that limits the financial relationships… Read More »
Term Limits Proposed for Florida Judges
In a move meant to limit the influence of a single judge in the appellate process, the Florida legislature has introduced a bill to limit the terms of appellate judges. Senator Travis Hutson and Representative John Wood have filed companion legislation that would limit appellate judges and state Supreme Court justices to two-six year… Read More »
Biggest Health Care Fraud Takedown Just Happened in Miami
In what is being touted as the largest health care fraud takedown in U.S. history, over 70 individuals were arrested in Miami recently. The Florida Attorney General, the FBI, and other federal agencies all worked jointly to arrest 73 individuals involved in various health care fraud schemes. This was a massive operation that encompassed… Read More »
Ex-Dolphins Player Accused of $31 Million Ponzi Scheme
Former Miami Dolphins defensive back Will Allen and his business partner, Susan Daub, are accused of operating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Allen and Daub are now facing civil charges by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. Criminal charges may be on the horizon for the pair as well. Using his NFL connections, Allen… Read More »
$100 Million Surety Bond Scheme
An Orange Park, Florida, man was recently sentenced to almost five years in prison for operating a $100 million surety bond fraud scheme. From August 2012 to July 2013, Eric Campbell created several corporations in order to sell fraudulent surety bonds to various construction projects around the country. The unsuspecting purchasers of these fraudulent… Read More »
Beware of Aggressive Undercover Operations
The New York Times recently did an extensive piece on the drastically expanding use of undercover operations by the federal government – often very aggressive responses for non-violent crimes. Several aspects of these operations should be alarming to the public, as they further undermine confidence in the integrity of law enforcement at a time… Read More »
“He Who Represents Himself In Court” . . . Well, You Know The Rest.
In a bizarre example of the folly of a defendant acting as his own pro se counsel, a Clearwater, Florida, man has asked for the death penalty in his own criminal case, while simultaneously trying to defend against it. Craig Wall, 39, is facing the death penalty in a Pinellas County court for the… Read More »