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Mafia has long history in South Florida and still active
Ever since the ruthless Chicago mobster Al Capone bought a mansion on Miami's Palm Island in 1928, South Florida has been a destination for organized crime figures who want to relax and do a little business. The rackets have evolved over the years — loan-sharking, extortion and gambling have largely given way to stock scams, money laundering and white-collar fraud — and the Italians and Jews of yore have been joined by rival contingents from Russia, Israel and South America.
Former South Florida ICE chief pleads guilty to child porn
The former leader ofU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementin South Florida who once spearheaded the local fight against child pornography will spend at least five years in prison for transmitting sexually explicit images of children. Anthony V. Mangione, 51, pleaded guilty on Friday to a child pornography charge, agreeing to register as a sex offender.
Dentist accused of physically, verbally abusing children he treated
He developed a reputation over three decades as a champion of dental care for poor children. But behind the walls of Thomas Floyd's dental practice, some former employees said they heard children screaming in pain and terror.
Deerfield Beach 'PAC Man' faces 2,052 counts of breaking election laws
A Deerfield Beach man who has formed political groups for supermodels and Taco Bell customers could face more than $2 million in fines from the Florida Elections Commission after being accused of filing false campaign finance reports. A state investigation found Josue Larose lied about raising millions of dollars in his failed 2010 Florida gubernatorial bid and collecting tens of millions of dollars for his political action committees.
Scott Rothstein investors set to get money back
Innocent victims of Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme now expect to get all of their money back in what lawyers are hailing as an unprecedented recovery effort for such a massive financial fraud. Before a courtroom packed with at least 65 attorneys, a federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the liquidation plan for Rothstein's former law firm, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. That means creditors could start getting their lost investment dollars returned within months.
Boca Raton prostitution ring samuel mccoy
A Boca Raton police officer whose wife is accused of running a prostitution ring has resigned, police confirmed Thursday. Samuel McCoy, a nine-year veteran of the Boca Raton Police Department, was placed on paid administrative leave in January immediately after the arrest of his wife, Denise McCoy. Denise McCoy and another woman, Sara Marin, are accused of running Sara's Entertainment escort service, which police allege was a front for prostitution.
Donald French ponzi scheme
WEST PALM BEACH - A 25-year old man ran an audacious $10 million investment fraud out of Boca Raton, using the money to finance his jet-set, lavish lifestyle and gamble big at Las Vegas casinos, according to federal court documents. Donald R. French Jr. launched what the FBI has described as "a classic Ponzi scheme" when he was just 21 years old, allegedly convincing clients he could get them returns as high as 50 percent by investing in such things as emeralds.
Men get reduced prison sentences in 'Mr. Nice Guy' fake pot case
WEST PALM BEACH —Two men who ran what federal prosecutors have said was one of the country's largest synthetic marijuana operations received reduced prison sentences Wednesday before a courtroom packed with supporters. John Shealey, co-owner of the West Palm Beach-based Kratom Lab, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars, while his business partner, Dylan Harrison, received a prison term of a year and a day. Prosecutors had been requesting sentences at least twice as long for both men.
Mafia has long history in South Florida but new ways and new rivals
Ever since the ruthless Chicago mobster Al Capone bought a mansion on Miami's Palm Island in 1928, South Florida has been a destination for organized crime figures who want to relax and do a little business. The rackets have evolved over the years — loan-sharking, extortion and gambling have largely given way to stock scams, money laundering and white-collar fraud — and the Italians and Jews of yore have been joined by rival contingents from Russia, Israel and South America.
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