May 2011 - Federal Criminal Law Center

More criminal defendants likely in Florida’s largest-ever fraud case

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 27, 2011
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Four new defendants were added today, and more are expected, in the federal investigation against participants in the alleged Rothstein Ponzi scheme, the largest fraud case in Florida’s history. The complex fraud scheme allegedly involved a prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney, an unknown number of employees at his law firm, and several business associates. The group […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 25, 2011
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May is National Drug Court Month, an event sponsored by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), and the Gwinnett County Drug and DUI Court Program celebrated on Friday, May 20, with a graduation ceremony and an address by U.S. Representative Rob Woodall of Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. First developed over 20 years ago, […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 20, 2011
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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 18 people of Somali and Yemeni descent, accusing them of drug trafficking and conspiracy to distribute of khat, a natural, plant-based stimulant. Khat, also known as “Miraa” and “Sallaa,” is consumed by chewing the leaves of a flowering plant known as Catha edulis. While it is […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 18, 2011
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The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), an insurance industry group, collects nationwide data about questionable insurance claims from its member insurance companies in an effort to estimate the rate and types of insurance fraud occurring in the U.S. In its latest analysis released today, the NICB estimates that property, casualty, commercial, workers’ comp and miscellaneous […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 13, 2011
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In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has thrown out the death sentence imposed on a man convicted of the 1987 murders of his grandmother and a cousin. The court found that his criminal defense attorneys had performed such a poor investigation that they failed to […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 10, 2011
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A DeKalb County man will not face any criminal charges after being publicly accused by DeKalb County police of operating a marijuana grow house. The allegations were made after his home was destroyed in a fire on April 2. Firefighters discovered unspecified plants, grow lights and other equipment in his basement and leapt to the […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 6, 2011
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The federal government has brought a civil action against mortgage giant Deutsche Bank and its subsidiary MortgageIT, alleging that the companies bilked the Federal Housing Administration out of $386 million in FHA mortgage insurance claims. Regulators allege that the companies committed mortgage and bank fraud by issuing nearly $5 billion in mortgages they knew the […]

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 3, 2011
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Criminal charges have always been part of the public record, but it used to be that finding out whether someone had ever been arrested or charged with a crime was difficult. If the charges were dropped or the person was acquitted at trial, the personal scandal would eventually blow over. In today’s world, however, public […]

More criminal defendants likely in Florida’s largest-ever fraud case

Gwinnett County Drug and DUI Court celebrates ‘National Drug Court Month’

ICE agents arrest 18 for drug trafficking in the stimulant khat

Industry group NICB reports rise in suspected insurance fraud in first quarter

Federal appeals court overturns death penalty for DeKalb County man

Man lost job over false marijuana growing allegation; never charged

Feds seek $1 billion from Deutsche Bank for mortgage and bank fraud

With the Web, an acquittal doesn’t mean criminal charges are over