Florida Bank Fraud Law
<H2> <center> State of Florida v. Ronny Neal </h2> </center>
Sanford, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 79 counts of official misconduct and one count of organized fraud after a year-long investigation into unpaid vendor accounts revealed fake officer off-duty jobs. Ronny Neal, the department's off-duty detail coordinator and a 22-year veteran of the force, had been making up off-duty details for nearly a year and ch... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - FL)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Boris Arencibia and Jose Armando Rivera Garcia </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defendants charged with schemes involving the sale of diverted and misbranded pharmaceutical drugs, including medications used to treat HIV and cancer. Boris Arencibia, 52, and Jose Armando Rivera Garcia, 45, both of Miami, purchased high-priced prescriptions medications from illicit street sources—including patien... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Johnathan Gaines </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank rubbery by force or violence.<br> <br> Gaines is serving a 711-month sentence for committing three armed robberies in 2000, brandishing a firearm during the<br> commission of one of those robberies, and discharging a firearm during another. At the time of his conviction, he received a 25-year mandatory minimum sente... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Philip Smith Calixte </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with traffickling counterfeit devices and fraud with identification documents. ... More...
$0 (11-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> State of Florida v. Zephen Xaver </h2> </center>
Sebring, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple counts of murder.<br> <br> Zephen Xaver was charged with killing five women inside a Sun Trust Bank in 2019. The women were: Customer Cynthia Watson, 65; bank teller coordinator Marisol Lopez, 55; banker trainee Ana Pinon-Williams, 38; teller Debra Cook, 54; and banker Jessica Montague, 31.... More...
$0 (11-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tania Cesar </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud and 5 counts of health care fraud.<br> <br> When reviewing the substantive reasonableness of a prison sentence, courts consider the totality of the circumstances under a defrential abuse-of-discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The party... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Clonet Junior Charmant </h2> </center>
Tallahassee, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempt and conspiracy to commit fail fraud and bank fraud.<br> <br> harmant was sentenced to 26 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for his involvement in a fraud conspiracy. When Charmant began his supervised release term in October 2023, he had to comply with certain conditions, including: (... More...
$0 (10-30-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. SGO Corporation Limited </h1></center></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering.<br> <br> <br> A federal grand jury in Miami returned a superseding indictment today charging a multinational company that provides voting machine and election services for participating in a scheme to pay and launder more than $1 million in bribes to a Philippine government offic... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Terry Rozier, aka Scary Terry and Chum </h2> </center>
Orlando, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.<br> <br> Rozier, 31, is among six people arrested over alleged betting irregularities. They include NBA players accused of faking injuries to influence gambling markets. ... More...
$0 (10-23-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jorge Salermo </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - FL)<h2> </center> State of Florida v. Jostin Moore and Darwin Foster </h2>
Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and grand theft.<br> <br> Jostin Moore and Darwin Foster, both 28-year-olds of Texas, were arrested in connection to a bank jugging scheme that occurred earlier this week in the Fresh Market parking lot, according to Tallahassee Police.... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Avinash Singh </h2> </center>
Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-11-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. David Cornejo Fernandez </h1></center></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Spanish-Speaking US Consumers <br> <br> A Peruvian national was sentenced yesterday to 80 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3,000,000 in restitution for his participation in transnational fraud schemes that victimized vulnerable consumers in the U.S.<br> <br> According to court documents, David Co... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha </h1></center></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.<br> <br> Tochuwku Albert Nnebocha, 43, of Nigeria was extradited from the Republic of Poland and faces federal charges of engaging in a transnational criminal organization that operated an inheritance fraud scheme that cheated many American seniors out of their savings.... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Zoe Ajjahnon v. Amerilife of North Carolina, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
Orlando, Florida, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt<br> Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 (RICO Claim).<br> <br> Ajjahnon obtained her Florida insurance license in August 2021. A month later, she interviewed with Amerilife, a company<br> that recruits and supports independent insurance agents by providing them with training, tools... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Juan Francisco Ramirez </h1></center></h1>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy<br> <br> The chairman of the board of Nodus International Bank (Nodus), a Puerto Rican international banking entity, pleaded guilty on Sept. 22 for his role in leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $13.6 million from Nodus, which ultimately led to the bank’s f... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Julie Michelle Shuler, Taylor Skiey Bradham </h1></center></h1>
Tallahassee, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft<br> <br> Julie Michelle Shuler, 32, and Taylor Skiey Bradham, 26, both of Tallahassee, Florida, were sentenced to 36 months and seven months in federal prison, respectively, after previously pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and ag... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Keith Oelerich </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wire one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.<br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Apopka Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cen... More...
$0 (09-16-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Herline Lochard, Carleen Noreus, Patrick Buchanan, Gilbert Hyppolite, Irene Matthews, Lemuel Pierre, Joel Lubin, Jose Napoleon, Victor Escalante Zerpa, Cleophat Tani, Lonnette Blair, Stephanie Dorisca, </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fraud Charges Filed Against 12 Defendants in Phase II of Operation Nightingale</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <c... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kisean Paul Anderson, aka Sean Kingston </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with consirayc to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> Between April 2023 and March 2024, Kisean Pual Anderson, aka Sean Kingston, contacted victims through a social media platform to arrange the purchase of high-end merchandise. After negotiating deals, Anderson invited sellers to one or more of his luxury homes in Broward County. D... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dustin Sean McCabe </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Seaman’s Manslaughter and Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Owner and Captain of Scuba Charter Vessel Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Seaman’s Manslaughter and Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color=... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mark Gyetvay </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with variety<br> of tax-related charges, following an investigation into his alleged tardy filings and concealment of funds in Swiss bank accounts.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Julius Maurice Dean </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING A LOADED FIREARM</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i>... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Julius Maurice Dean </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> CONVICTED FELON SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING A LOADED FIREARM</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </fon... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Island Tri Truong </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with concealment money laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Wife Of Central Florida Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty To Laundering Hundreds Of Thousands In Drug Proceeds</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> <H/font/color="red"></b></cente... More...
$0 (08-04-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Lino Mallari Gutierrez, a/k/a “Joe Gutierrez†</h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding Medicare. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>Florida Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years For Scheme To Steal More Than $10.8 Million From Medicare</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Frank Richard Nickens </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Orlando, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>Arizona Man Sentenced For Hand Sanitizer Scheme During The COVID Pandemic</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Pau... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Issa Asad, Q Link Wireless LLC </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> <br> </b>South Florida Telecom Company and its CEO Pay $128 Million and CEO is Sentenced to 5 Years for Massive Government Program Fraud</h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Mike Mims </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<br> <br> In 2014, Mikel Mims pleaded guilty to one count of<br> conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The district court sentenced her<br> to three years’ probation and ordered her to pay $255,620 in<br> restitution. After Mims completed probation in 2017, she stopped<br> paying restitu... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Magaly Travieso, Yudorki Ramirez </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Law Enforcement Recovers Over $6 Million in Forfeited Assets from Miami Couple Sentenced to 9- and 3-Year Prison Terms for Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering ... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint </h2> </center>
Weston, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.<br> <br> A grand jury charged Mr. Philossaint with (1) conspiracy to<br> commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1349; (2)<br> two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering, in viola-<br> tion of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Zachary Rugen </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and possessing a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tampa Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Embezzling More Than $500,000 From St. Petersburg Company</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i>... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jared Borgesto Murray </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tampa, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Petersburg Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Committing $1.2 Million Fraud Scheme While In Florida State Prison</h2></center></b></b></... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Ehis Lawrence Akhimie </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with International Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme that Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Matthew A. Zayas </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of money laundering and one count of causing or attempting to cause a domestic financial institution to fail to file a currency transaction report under 31 U.S.C. § 5324(a)(1). <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fifth Amendment provides that “[n]o person shall be<br> held to answer for a . . . crime, unl... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> Mysha Jacara Reynold v. Equifax Information Services LLC, et al. </h2> </center>
Tampa, Florida consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a US federal law designed to promote the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies. It regulates how consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) collect, use, and share consu... More...
$1 (06-20-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ludnie Jean </h2> </center>
Fort Lauderdale, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted conspiracy to commit wire fraud.... More...
$0 (06-06-2025 - FL)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Lawrence S. Duran </h2> </center>
Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with Medicare fraud.<br> <br> Miami resident Lawrence Duran, the owner of a mental health care company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HH... More...
$0 (09-16-2011 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Efrain Betancourt, Jr. </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Miami, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Ponzi scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Colombian National Pleads Guilty to $66 Million Ponzi Scheme, Funded Chateau Wedding and Lavish Vacations with Investments</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Efrain Betancourt, ... More...
$0 (05-23-2025 - FL)<center><h1><center> United States of America craig Jolloff and Lisa Ann Jolloff </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fort Myers, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $3.4 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fort Myers Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For $3.4 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Th... More...
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