Ex-Health Worker Gets 3 Years Prison For ID Theft
A judge sentenced a Hollywood woman to three years in prison for stealing identities from a South Florida medical practice.
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A judge sentenced a Hollywood woman to three years in prison for stealing identities from a South Florida medical practice.
Former TD Bank executive Frank Spinosa has been charged for allegedly deceiving investors in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by convicted scammer Scott Rothstein.
The tables have turned and a Florida corrections officer found himself on the other side of the bars for a tax fraud scheme in which he acknowledged stealing inmates' identities.
After a group of mortgage frauds schemed several banks out of close to $50 million, the man who lead it all is facing 27 years thanks to a Miami federal judge.
A cyber attack on the nation's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase, compromised information for more than 76-million households and seven million small businesses.
A trio of Jamaican nationals were arrested Thursday and charged separately for their roles in a Jamaican-based telemarketing fraud scheme.
A South Florida doctor and two healthcare workers have been charged with healthcare fraud which cost Medicare more than $11 million.
Inmates at the Zephyrhills Correctional Facility have not only had their freedom taken away, but their identity too. One of the former corrections officers at the facility has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for stealing the prisoners' identities.
Another round of jail sentences were handed down to a convicted conman who pleaded pled guilty to fraud and grand theft for living large at South Florida hotels and skipping out on the bills.
A Florida man has admitted his role in a multimillion-dollar fake payment card scheme.
A Florida Keys couple is facing fraud and other charges for what authorities called a $300 million vacation rental scheme.
The man said to be the mastermind of one of the largest fraud schemes in Florida was sentenced Friday.
Everyday thousands of credit and debit card numbers are stolen but now there's something simple you can do to "lock" thieves out of your accounts.
Two South Florida brothers have been sentenced for their role in a multi-million dollar food stamp scam.
A former Miami-Dade County corrections officer and three others have been sentenced for operating an identity theft and tax fraud ring using identities of current and former prisoners.
A forfeiture deal was reached Tuesday in the case of the convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
The CBS4 Investigative Unit has uncovered a scam going around South Florida involving alarm company salesmen—they are flat out lying to you to get your business.
A developer who "flipped" houses throughout Florida has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for what prosecutors say was a mortgage fraud scheme.
A South Florida man pleaded guilty in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme.
With so much talk of data breaching, hacking, and identity theft many people are concerned about their personal information.
Two unlicensed contractors, after not showing up for work clients had paid for, have been charged with fraud and grand theft.
A judge dismissed fraud and theft charges against a man accused of using county money for a giant watermelon statue.
Florida's senior senator is calling for a federal investigation, after our story on the birth tourism businesses that are springing up between Miami and Moscow. The agencies cater to wealthy and middle class women from former Soviet Bloc countries who want to give birth to an instant American citizen. But it's the potential for Medicaid fraud that CBS4 investigates has uncovered, that is prompting the most outrage, reports CBS4 Anchor Rick Folbaum.
A former associate of convicted Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein was sentenced Tuesday for her role in his $1.2 billion fraud.
Tropical Storm Melissa is the 13th named storm in the Atlantic of the 2025 hurricane season.
Shem Tov credited his survival and safe return to his faith and to former President Donald Trump.
Miami led 39-38 after the first quarter, the highest-scoring quarter in the 143-game history of the intrastate series.
According to Doral police, surveillance video shows 50-year-old Carlos Gottberg taking exclusive recipe books from Mordisco Miami.
The suspects cut their way through the concrete roof of the mall and dropped into the Champs sporting goods store, where they stole hundreds of pairs of Nike sneakers.
Shem Tov credited his survival and safe return to his faith and to former President Donald Trump.
Miami led 39-38 after the first quarter, the highest-scoring quarter in the 143-game history of the intrastate series.
Tropical Storm Melissa is the 13th named storm in the Atlantic of the 2025 hurricane season.
Cities across South Florida are celebrating Halloween with family-friendly festivals, trick-or-treat events and parties featuring food, music, and costume contests.
According to Doral police, surveillance video shows 50-year-old Carlos Gottberg taking exclusive recipe books from Mordisco Miami.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Two other lawsuits challenging operations at the Everglades detention center are proceeding in federal court in Florida.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech protesting President Trump's policies that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation fears the ballroom annex will overwhelm White House.
The National Guard troops are scheduled to arrive in time for the city's Bayou Classic — a major two-day college football event held at Caesars Superdome.
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos described his time in prison, a conversation with President Trump, and writing suicide notes in a wide-ranging interview Tuesday.
Jim interviews the attorney for historian Marvin Dunn, who is suing Miami Dade College over that land transfer.
Jim talks one-on-one with Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries from New York, the U.S. House Majority Leader.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Broward County Commissioner Steven Geller about the allegations by DeSantis's DOGE committee that there is waste, fraud and abuse in Broward County.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with State Representative Vicki Lopez, who chairs a committee examining changes to the property tax system that will likely appear on the 2026 ballot.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the partial government shutdown.
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.
A recent report found high levels of lead in some protein powders and shakes, but demand among U.S. consumers has soared.
"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So there is no staff to do this work anymore."
Resident Frances Martin was there Friday and five years ago when Gov. Ron DeSantis came to John Knox to unveil the 'new' COVID vaccine.
The Coral Gables resident, who owned a real estate management company, rarely talked about the disease that would take his life.
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The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
The Grand Sumo Tournament is rumbling London's iconic Royal Albert Hall in a rare foreign foray for Japan's centuries-old sport.
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."