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South Florida Man Indicted for Tax Fraud Miami, Florida – A South Florida man appeared today before a federal magistrate judge in Miami to face an indictment charging him with conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. According to the indictment, Erick Calderon 40, of Westlake, Florida,,,

Southern District of Florida Takes Sweeping Action Against CARES Act Fraud Miami, Fl. – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, and representatives from their partner law,,,

Six Family Members Sentenced in Short Sale Mortgage Fraud Scheme Miami, Florida – Today, the last of six South Florida family members was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and ordered to pay a total of $1,342,928.77 in restitution, following her conviction by way of guilty plea in August 2020, to,,,

Hialeah Tax Preparer Charged with COVID-19 Loan Fraud Miami, Florida – A South Florida tax preparer was charged Tuesday by criminal information with wire fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain over 100 COVID-19-relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). According to the,,,

Man Purchased Lamborghini After Receiving $3.9 Million PPP Loan Miami, Fl. – A Florida man pleaded guilty for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a $318,000 Lamborghini sports car for himself,,,

South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office and IRS-CI Warn Taxpayers about New Wave of COVID-19 Scams as Second Round of Economic Impact Payments are Delivered MIAMI, Florida -- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations,,,

Accountant Who Aided Worldwide Scam Charged with Small Business Administration Loan Fraud Miami, Fl. -- A former accountant who assisted in a scam involving valuable artwork and a Swiss bank account has been charged in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain a Small Business Administration (,,,

Former Federal Agent and Others Indicted in South Florida Miami, Fl. – A South Florida federal grand jury indicted a former federal agent and three other Miami-Dade residents for their alleged roles in an operation that involved illegal Oxycodone distribution, federal witness tampering, and,,,

Former Venezuelan National Treasurer and her Spouse Charged in Connection with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Miami, Fl. -- A former Venezuelan National Treasurer and her spouse were charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged participation in a previously indicted,,,

Florida Men Charged with Stealing Ventilators Intended for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients in El Salvador Miami, Fl. -- Two Miami residents accused of stealing 192 U.S. government-owned medical ventilators worth about three million dollars were indicted on federal charges. According to court,,,