USAO - Florida, Middle

Operator Of Highrise Advantage, LLC Indicted For Over $57 Million In Investment Fraud Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Avinash Singh (38, Orlando) with 10 counts of wire fraud and 6 counts of money laundering. Singh faces a,,,

Ocala Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine Ocala, Florida – United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Dominique Lamar Oliver (31, Ocala) to 12 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Oliver had,,,

Lakeland Man Indicted On Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Julio Gonzalez (45, Lakeland) with four counts of theft of public money and two counts of aggravated,,,

Pain Clinic Pays More Than $1.6 Million To Settle False Claims Act And Kickback Allegations Fort Myers, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Collier Anesthesia Pain, LLC, a pain management clinic located in Fort Myers, Florida, and Tampa Pain Relief Center, Inc., have agreed,,,

Local Businesswoman Pleads Guilty To Criminal Healthcare And Tax Fraud Charges And Agrees To $20.3 Million Civil Settlement Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Kelly Wolfe (49, Indian Rocks Beach) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and filing,,,

United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Alleging Compounding Pharmacy Kickback Scheme United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that the government has filed a civil lawsuit against Mihir Taneja alleging that Taneja conspired with Larry Smith, the owner of Z Stat Medical, LLC d/b/a,,,

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $276 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2020 Tampa – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $276,324,126.35 in criminal and civil actions in,,,

Estate Of Deceased Urologist Agrees To Pay More Than $1.7 Million To Settle False Claims Act Liability Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces today that the Estate of Dr. Patrick T. Hunter has paid the United States $1.75 million to resolve allegations that Dr. Hunter,,,

Serial Fraudster From Orlando Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Jermica Jerri Dominick Brooks (37, Orlando) a/k/a “Jermica Jerri Dominick Sykes” to six years and nine months in federal prison for two separate wire,,,

Nebraska Fugitive Of 35 Years And His Spouse Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Howard D. Farley, Jr. (72, Weirsdale) and Duc Hanh Thi Vu (56, Weirsdale) with passport fraud. Farley was also,,,