Brevard County Sheriff’s Office arrested Roger Garrett for allegedly setting his car on fire and causing a 300-acre brush fire. Investigators determined that Garrett set his car on fire to defraud his insurance company...
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Three Miami Arrests in Physical Therapy Clinic PIP Fraud Scheme
October 3, 2019
Three individuals from the Miami physical therapy clinic Professional Medical Practice have been arrested in an alleged personal injury protection (PIP) fraud scheme. The clinic owner Alean Machado, recruiter Barbarito...
Driver Error and Tesla Autopilot to Blame for 2018 Crash
October 2, 2019
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), driver errors and Tesla’s Autopilot design may be the cause of a crash involving Tesla’s Model and a parked fire truck in California. The NTSB cited the...
Unlicensed Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Elderly Man
September 25, 2019
Cleveland Brantley, an unlicensed contractor with a track record for scamming, was arrested on charges of scheme to defraud, grand theft and elderly exploitation. Brantley scammed a 77-year-old man out of more than $60,000...
Tesla Announced Launch of Its Insurance
September 20, 2019
Tesla announced the launched of its own insurance and claims that it will provide customers with lower rates because of the safety features in its vehicles. According to Tesla, “because Tesla knows its vehicles best, Tesla...
Eighteen new charges have been filed against Jacksonville contractor, Wyatt Green. Green was arrested in April on charges of organized fraud, forgery and grand theft. The list of Green’s victims has grown from a handful to...
Five People Charged in Mail-order Prescriptions Patient-Brokering Kickbacks
September 10, 2019
Five people have been charged with patient brokering, insurance fraud, money laundering, and racketeering in connection with a scam that raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks. Authorities allege that hundreds...
Clearwater Man Pleads Guilty in VA Benefits Fraud Scheme
August 23, 2019
Home care businessman Roland Brown pleaded guilty to paying $1M in bribes to a long-time friend who worked for the Department of Veteran Affairs. The scheme defrauded the organization’s benefits program for children with...
Medical Biller Sentenced to 4 Years for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
August 20, 2019
Sabrinea Brooks of Port St. Lucie was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, access device fraud and forgery. Brooks used her four jobs in healthcare billing from June 2014 through...
A divided Florida Supreme Court discharged jurisdiction and dismissed the review proceeding of an assignment of benefits case due to a law that was passed this spring revamping the AOB system. According to court documents,...