A Florida man plead guilty in early 2014 to attempting to defraud Medicare of more than $28 million after buying several rehabilitation clinics, including one in Venice. The U.S. Department of Justice claims the man bought up the clinics so he could gain access to the clinics’ Medicare provider numbers.…
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested more than 60 people, including the alleged ringleader, in one of the largest and most complex prescription drug fraud rings in Sarasota County to date. The alleged leader, 35, was recently charged with conspiracy to traffic controlled substances as part of the Sarasota…
A Sarasota man and woman, both 21, were arrested Monday on charges of felony child abuse after the woman’s 3-year-old daughter died from a slew of injuries, including broken ribs and internal bleeding. The man and woman are currently being held in jail without bail in connection to the toddler’s…
A 46-year-old Tallahassee doctor was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for his involvement in a prescription pill trafficking operation. The man was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and investigative and prosecutorial costs. According to the Florida Office of the Attorney General, the illegal operation was to…
A 16-year-old Sarasota, Florida teen was taken into custody on Sunday, April 17, 2011 for his involvement in the shooting of two British tourists on holiday from England. He was jailed and charged with two counts of murder. According to BayNews9, the tourists, aged 24 and 25, were killed Saturday…