As reported by Wsvn.com six men are facing federal charges for their alleged involvement in a debit card skimming operation that targeted ATM machines across Florida. Read Article
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According to Wesh.com Risa Carter is like 81 percent of Americans. When she eats out, she puts her tab on her credit card. But when a customer hands over his or her plastic, they trust the restaurant with their personal information. Read Article
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Jckonline.com reported that on Jan. 7, Tiffany & Co. filed suit in Florida federal court against 36 websites it claims are selling counterfeit versions of its products—the latest in a series of suits whose costs the jeweler calls “staggering.” Read Article
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PHILLY.com reported that the leader of a Russian-mob-connected scam that bilked former Fox 29 weatherman John Bolaris out of thousands of dollars will serve three years in prison for his role in the dupe. Admitted Russian mobster Alec Simchuk was sentenced Friday in federal court in Miami, the Miami Herald reported. Read Article
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Rose Marks and her family of fortunetellers offered hope, but prosecutors said it came with a steep price. The Florida family claimed to confer with gods, spirits and even Michael the Archangel to cure diseases and break curses, asking for and accepting jewelry, gold coins and luxury cars in return. Read Article
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Two Eastern European women employed as so-called “B-Girls” in an alleged scam to fleece male tourists in South Beach pleaded guilty Wednesday to immigration fraud charges and agreed to testify against the others involved. Read Article
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The sheriff is happy to have three “losers” off the streets after a man reported that he was kidnapped and beaten. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Jordan Marrero told deputies he sold a bag of a green leafy substance to two other people at about 5:30 Tuesday evening in Palm Coast. Read [...]
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Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that within his first week or so on the job, his department arrested six people in Miami who are accused of staging car crashes or filing fake insurance claims related to the accidents. A massage therapist in Naples who allegedly filed fraudulent billings for two patients was also [...]
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Thousands of clients may be victims of a telemarketing business that offered help selling timeshares. Police made four arrests late Thursday. The Orlando-based business posed as a brokering service to bilk clients of cash. Read Article
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A Boca Raton loan broker led a scam that pried more than $10 million in bogus business loans from area banks, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Frank Santa, 51, of Boca Raton, ran Palm Beach Business Consultants, a loan brokerage that specialized in landing fraudulent business loans for borrowers with shaky credit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office [...]
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