Fraud

A grand jury returned an indictment that includes charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and illegal monetary transactions.

Patrick Parker Walsh was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He must also pay back the $7.8 million to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

A months-long examination found gaping holes and expansive gray areas through which banned individuals slip to repeatedly bilk Medicaid, Medicare and other taxpayer-funded federal programs.

Sometimes a disaster brings out the best in people, and sometimes it brings out the worst. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office is warning residents of the potential for scammers who might appear as federal officials knocking on your door.

The superintendent of Broward County Public Schools is defending her response to the statewide grand jury report that led to the ouster of four school board members and three district administrators.

An investigation from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the teachers providing copies of the exam as "study guides" for the students.

Center for COVID Control, which closed its Florida sites in January after receiving complaints about questionable results, is accused of deceptively marketing testing services and violating Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

According to authorities, a huge surge in fraud cases targeting seniors and other vulnerable populations affected by the pandemic has been reported.

House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, is calling for up to five years in jail for first-time offenders.

A Winter Haven woman used her position as an office manager and travel agent to steal or misappropriate approximately $1.6 million, according to the Polk…

State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried came to a St. Petersburg Exxon gas station Thursday with a message to drivers: be aware of illegal credit card…

A pair of Miami architects who infuriated neighbors and drew the scrutiny of county environmental regulators when they chopped down mangroves at their...