Three Plead Guilty In S. FL Medicare Scheme
A Medicare fraud scheme that unraveled for three South Florida people is weeks away from wrapping up.
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A Medicare fraud scheme that unraveled for three South Florida people is weeks away from wrapping up.
A Sweetwater Police detective is facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors allege he took part in a counterfeiting operation.
A national report looking at the massive $25 billion settlement that grew out of the massive foreclosure fraud problems over the last few years found that over 120,000 Floridians have received aid thanks to the program.
Two stars of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a host of federal fraud charges.
Two stars of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" have been freed on $500,000 bond each amid fraud charges.
Federal health officials have announced they will ban certain types of Medicare and Medicaid providers in three cities, including Miami.
A Fort Lauderdale mutual fund executive, accused of blowing investors' money on luxury items like expensive cars and jewelry, has been sentenced in New York to 11-years in prison.
A suspended Boca Raton attorney who disappeared with more than $3 million from his law firm's client accounts has turned himself in to the FBI.
Telemarketers have found a new way to manipulate caller ID and your phone number could be the next victim.
A pair of former Miami-Dade County employees remained in jail Friday morning despite having their bonds reduced Thursday.
Two former Miami-Dade County employees accused of defrauding taxpayers out of million of dollars had their bonds reduced Thursday
Checks for thousands of Florida foreclosure victims will finally be going out next week, with hundreds of millions of dollars more earmarked for new housing programs statewide.
Police are looking for a man who used a phony ID and a check to scam a Hallandale Beach bank teller.
In the continuing crackdown on staged auto accidents in Florida, authorities have charged 33 more people in the scam that is used to defraud insurance companies out of millions of dollars.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department put out a warning Wednesday regarding a suspected Internet scam.
Several investors from South Florida were ensnared by Bernard Madoff's epic fraud. None of them (or those from any state) can hold the Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for failing to expose his Ponzi scheme, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
First he was disbarred, now he's in jail. Attorney Mark Foster Dickson was arrested on 22 charges of theft and fraud.
In the third day of his federal trial Ft. Lauderdale investment banker George Elia pleaded guilty to his part in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.
Trial is scheduled to get underway Monday for a Ft. Lauderdale man who is accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.
The head of a Miami Beach-based Fortune 500 company pleaded guilty Friday to stealing millions from investors.
Bound for Baltimore, two men sparked the attention of Transportation Security Agents and were caught with the personal information of hundreds of people in their luggage, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Several fake websites are offering to help people apply for public assistance, if they provide financial and personal information.
The family of Bella Rodriguez-Torres, a 10 year old little girl fighting cancer, told CBS4 News a scammer is trying to use her illness to get money from people, posing as her "brother".
18 minutes. Lauderhill Police detective Alex Iwaskewycz says that's all the time identity thieves needed to open a new bank account and begin siphoning thousands of dollars from an elderly victim's savings.
$34 million and the identities of thousands of dead people were at risk in a large-scale tax fraud scheme for which 11 people were indicted Friday.
Lionel Messi has agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, ensuring he stays with the team as they move to a new stadium next year.
Arguing that Florida's decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on "sound" science and research, a conservation group this week asked a judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt the hunt.
DeSantis late Wednesday dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.
There is a dangerously high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches.
With the industry hammered by hurricane damage and citrus greening disease, the overall harvest during the 2024-2025 season was the lowest in more than 100 years.
The Miami Heat guard was arrested in Orlando in a federal sports betting case that prosecutors say involved using confidential NBA information to place illegal wagers.
Lionel Messi has agreed to a new contract with Inter Miami, ensuring he stays with the team as they move to a new stadium next year.
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.
Arguing that Florida's decision to hold a bear hunt in December is not based on "sound" science and research, a conservation group this week asked a judge for an emergency temporary injunction to halt the hunt.
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.
Among those taken into custody in the betting investigation today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat and former NBA player Damon Jones.
Three Democrats wrote to President Trump to express concern that decisions about the ballroom addition have been made without public disclosure.
Two other lawsuits challenging operations at the Everglades detention center are proceeding in federal court in Florida.
The U.S. has now carried out two strikes against alleged drug vessels on the Pacific side of Latin America.
Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech protesting President Trump's policies that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes.
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.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
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.