Three Charged in Massive Medicaid and Medicare Fraud Scheme
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrests of three individuals for operating a $1 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme involving...
View ArticleMiami-Dade Psychiatrist Sentenced in Various Fraud Schemes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and additional federal partners today announced the sentencing of a Miami-Dade...
View ArticleFDLE arrests Brandon man on dozens of child pornography charges
BRANDON, Fla. – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement yesterday arrested James Manuel Knight, 52, of 2203 Elizabeth Drive, Brandon, Florida, on 15 counts of possession of child...
View ArticleImposter Scam Targets Florida Bar Members
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi is issuing a warning to members of the Florida Bar targeted by an ongoing imposter scam. Bar members are receiving emails purported to be from the Florida...
View ArticleFour Orlando Men Arrested for Filling Bladder Trucks Using Stolen Credit Card...
ORLANDO, Fla.–Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that investigators with his Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement arrested four men in Orlando for using “bladder...
View ArticleAmerica’s 16,500 Border Patrol Agents Warn: Radical Hillary Clinton a Threat...
Tucson, AZ – The National Border Patrol Council, representing America’s 16,500 frontline border patrol agents, released an open letter to America warning about the extreme threat posed to American...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi Announces Arrests of Members of a Prescription Drug Ring
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office today announced the arrests of eight...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi Announces Multistate Settlement with Major Financial...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a multimillion dollar settlement with Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Inc. related to the unlawful fixing of the U.S. Dollar LIBOR...
View ArticleChief Justice Labarga Presents Award to Miami-Dade Judge Stanford Blake
PONTE VEDRA BEACH – Miami Circuit Judge Stanford Blake is respected in his community as a “judge’s judge” and a humanitarian who has gone above and beyond his duty in service to the profession and...
View ArticleDLE arrests pair in murder, attempted murder and armed robbery of Hendry...
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Agents with the FDLE Sebring Field Office, assisted by the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office today arrested Bubba O’Connor, 42, and Wendy Soucier, 49, both of Lehigh Acres. The pair...
View ArticleFlorida Leadership Academy graduates 36 supervisors
PANAMA CITY, Fla. _ The Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute announces the graduation of 35 first-line supervisors from the Florida Leadership Academy on August 12, 2016. These graduates serve...
View ArticleFDLE corrects News 13 story
SANFORD, Fla. – FDLE is correcting the record following an error in the News 13 Bright House Network’s story, “Exclusive: FDLE investigating Seminole tax collector; questions about finances.” FDLE is...
View ArticleFDLE arrests Clermont man for soliciting a 10-year-old child online
CLERMONT, Fla.– Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested 24 year old Frank Joseph Filomena for soliciting a 10-year-old child on the internet. FDLE Orlando agents received...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi Shuts Down Multimillion Dollar Tech Support Scam
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi this week obtained a court order temporarily shutting down a tech support company that, along with its owners, allegedly deceived consumers out of more than...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi’s Statement on the Passing of Monsignor Higgins
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement regarding the passing of Monsignor Laurence E. Higgins: “Today Florida lost a remarkable man whose decades of unwavering...
View ArticleMiami Businessman Arrested for Orchestrating $400,000 Workers’ Comp Scam
MIAMI, Fla. – Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services (DIFS) today announced the recent arrest of Elso J. Macias,...
View ArticleICYMI: State officials say to watch out for identity theft scammers
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: State officials say to watch out for identity theft scammers Financial fraud tops con game angle By Mike Holfeld – Investigative Reporter WKMG News 6 Those high-energy, “good...
View ArticleNoted Author, Speaker to Discuss Famous 20th Century Trials
Without question, the 20th century produced some of the most intense and highly publicized court battles the U.S. has ever seen, from the McMartin preschool sexual abuse case to the courtroom drama...
View ArticleMeth Ring Dismantled in Volusia County
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, along with other federal, state and local partners, today announced 16 arrests in connection to a...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi Partners with FDLE to Tell Students If You See...
Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to educate students on the If You See Something, Say Something™ campaign and the role students...
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