| Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Tuesday May 18, 2021 ( 5 items ) |
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Acting Fla. U.S. Attorney: Alleged Fraudsters Charged With Bribing Patients, Fraudulently Billing Medicaid for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
MIAMI, Florida, May 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, issued the following news release on May 17, 2021:
A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging Miami residents Lorena Osella, 43, and Juan Luis Matos, 58, with running a mental health care fraud scheme that bilked Medicaid out of almost $1 million.
According to the indictment, Osella owned Lighthouse Community Center LLC, a clinic in Doral, Florida that claimed to
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Acting Fla. U.S. Attorney: Federal Jury Convicts Former Florida State University CARE Students of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Jason R. Coody, issued the following news release on May 17, 2021:
Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, today announced the convictions of Kh'lajuwon Amari Murat, 21, of Miramar, Florida, and Ariel Apperlyn Smith, 22, of Coral Springs, Florida. The convictions came today after a four-day federal jury trial.
The jury heard evidence that Murat and Smith, a
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Fed Vice Chair Clarida Speaks at 'Fostering Resilient Economy and Financial System: Role of Central Banks' 25th Annual Financial Markets Conference
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech via webcast on May 17, 2021, by Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida at the "Fostering a Resilient Economy and Financial System - The Role of Central Banks" 25th Annual Financial Markets Conference, sponsored by the Center for Financial Innovation and Stability, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Amelia Island, Florida:
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I am delighted to participate in the 25th Financial Markets Conference, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank
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Labor Dept.: OSHA Cites High Springs Roofing Contractor for Workplace Safety Failures for the 8th Time
HIGH SPRINGS, Florida, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
Despite the unfortunate truth that more than 800 construction workers in the U.S. die each year in job-related incidents - with falls the leading cause - a federal workplace safety inspection has cited a High Springs roofing contractor for the eighth time for failing to protect workers from fatal fall hazards and other dangers.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administr
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Litigation: SEC Vs. Roy Y. Gagaza - SEC Charges Additional Unregistered Broker Who Sold $10.8 Million in 1 Global Securities to Investors
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 0:21-civ-61030; S.D. Fla. filed May 17, 2021):
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against an additional individual in connection with its ongoing investigation related to 1 Global Capital, LLC, a South Florida merchant cash advance company. The SEC previously charged 1 Global, its owner, and others with operating a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate millions of
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