Real Estate Boom Causes Mortgage Fraud Boom in FL

February 27, 2009 by K. McKinney

The New Yorker has dubbed Florida “The Ponzi State” and “ground zero of the national foreclosure crisis.” Last year, Fort Myers and Cape Coral had the highest foreclosure rates of anywhere in the entire United States. The first part of... [Read More]

Locations: Florida

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Federal Fraud Charges Against Ex-Tampa Tribune Employee

February 24, 2009 by K. McKinney

As the economy sinks lower, newspaper headlines are abuzz with reports of workplace fraud – embezzlement in the common parlance. Federal prosecutors in Tampa allege that this white collar crime occurred at the Tampa Tribune to the tune of about... [Read More]

Locations: Florida

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Tampa Company Investigated for Government Fraud

February 21, 2009 by K. McKinney

Federal regulators suspended Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. from enrolling new customers in its Medicare-backed insurance and drug plans this week. Regulators cited several faults for the suspension including the forging of enrollment documents and providing misleading data to potential... [Read More]

Locations: Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa

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FL Lawyer Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

February 16, 2009 by K. McKinney

Attorney John Yanchek pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to an $82 million mortgage fraud scheme in the Tampa federal courthouse earlier this month. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida charged Yanchek with conspiracy, money laundering... [Read More]

Locations: Florida

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Manatee DUI Checkpoint Evidence Suppressed

February 12, 2009 by K. McKinney

Manatee County Judge Doug Henderson threw out evidence gathered at a DUI checkpoint in March, 2008 at a hearing last month. Defense attorneys argued that the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office failed to follow their own guidelines in conducting the checkpoint. ... [Read More]

Locations: Florida

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DUI Breath Tests Inadmissible in Manatee & Sarasota Counties

February 9, 2009 by K. McKinney

After three years of court battles, hundreds of DUI cases in Manatee and Sarasota Counties are now free to proceed. Some cases will certainly be tried, others dismissed. The results of breath tests taken by a machine called the Intoxilyzer... [Read More]

Locations: Florida

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