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Hundreds of Animals Forfeited in Alleged Puppy Mill Case in Michigan
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New Jersey Receives ‘D-’ Grade for Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Recent Report
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Northern Ohio Collected More Than $40 Million in Criminal, Civil, and Asset Forfeiture Actions in 2020 Fiscal Year
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New Mexico Receives ‘A’ Grade for Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in New Report
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Pennsylvania’s Civil Forfeiture Laws Get ‘D-’ Grade in New Report
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer Vetoes Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill Permitting Airport Authorities to Seize Property Without Arrest
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New York Receives ‘C’ Grade for Asset Forfeiture Laws in New Report
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Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Commercial Properties Purchased with Funds from PrivatBank in Ukraine
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Florida Leads Nation with Over $260 Million in Property Seizures by Police, Report Finds
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U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina Collects Over $56 Million in Criminal, Civil, and Asset Forfeiture Actions in 2020
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Iowa Police Swept More than $100 Million from Citizens over Past 20 Years, Earning D- Rating
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Report Shows Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Reduce Crime or Cripple Criminal Organizations
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Police Have Taken $68 Billion in 20 Years Without Due Process Thanks to Civil Asset Forfeiture, Report Reveals
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Michigan Rep Introduces Bill to End US Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Contra Costa County District Attorney Restricts Civil Asset Forfeiture from People Not Criminally Charged
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Two Illinois Businessmen Accused of Embezzling Funds Related to Pere Marquette Hotel Complex Development
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New Jersey Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $5.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Loans
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Florida Couple Indicted for Involvement in Scheme to Steal and Sell State Teacher Certification Exams
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Policing for Profit in Florida Out of Control, Says Institute for Justice
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Family Sentenced in Connection with Scheme to Defraud Veterans Affairs in Ocala, FL
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California Attorney Arrested for Involvement in $310,000 Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
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New York Investment Manager Charged in Scheme to Defraud $34 Million from North Carolina Mutual
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Maryland Lawyer Charged in Scheme to Obtain Over $12.5 Million in Somali Government Funds
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California Roof Company Owner Arraigned in $4 Million Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
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Owner and Employees of Illinois Child Care Centers Accused of Defrauding $6.1 Million from State Program
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14 Southern California Residents Charged in $22 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
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Illinois Couple Charged for Involvement in $2 Million Extortion and Fraud Scheme
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Louisiana Woman Indicted for Role in $4.8 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Elderly Victim
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Ohio Priest Charged in Scheme to Defraud Three Churches of More than $250,000
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Tampa Bay Medical Biller Charged with Health Care Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
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DEA Returns $43,000 Seized Using Asset Forfeiture from Tampa Woman at Airport
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New York Contractors Arrested for Failing to Have Workers’ Comp Insurance after Employee Injured
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Fort Lauderdale Basketball Coach Accused of Defrauding COVID-19 Relief Program Out of Almost $1 Million
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Owner and Employees of Ohio Non-Profit Organization Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicaid
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Chicago Businessman Accused of Defrauding Hospitals Out of $2.6 Million Worth of PPE
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Miami Couple Indicted for Allegedly Attempting to Defraud Verizon Wireless of $3.3 Million
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Two Florida Men Face Charges for Alleged Scam Involving Seniors
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Former NYC Subway Conductor Charged for Fraudulently Taking $114K in Workers’ Comp Payments
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Orlando Man Faces Charges for Submitting False Claim for FEMA Benefits Related to Hurricane Irma
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Two Ex-Jacksonville City Council Members Sentenced for Fraud and Money Laundering
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New York Man Busted for Allegedly Filing Bogus Tax Returns, Receiving $7M Refund
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Rhode Island Contractors Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Avoid Federal Employment Taxes
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Washington Man Accused of Committing COVID-Relief Fraud
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Tennessee Holistic Wellness Business Owner Charged in $700K Ponzi Scheme
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Five Individuals Charged for Allegedly Scamming $1.1 Million from COVID-19 Relief Program
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Dade City Man Charged with Fraud after Allegedly Using COVID-19 Relief Money to Purchase Luxury Vehicles
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Sacramento Trucking Business Owners Charged in $450,000 Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
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Connecticut Therapist Arrested for Involvement in Wide-Ranging Health Care Fraud Scheme
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Four Chicago Women Indicted for Attempting to Defraud $1 Million from State Child Care Subsidy Program
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Former Police Chief-Turned-Model Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud in Olympia, WA
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Four Florida Men Arrested for Involvement in $1.2 Million Unemployment Benefits Fraud
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Florida Construction Company Owner Accused of Not Paying $95,000 in Workers’ Compensation Premiums
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Two Broward Attorneys Face Charges in Scheme to Steal Foreclosure Surplus Checks
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South Florida Prosecutors Charge 11 Individuals in Telemedicine Fraud Scheme that Stole Millions from Health Insurers
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Texas Man Charged in $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud
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Hawaiian Defense Contractor Arrested for Bilking $12.8 Million Out of Federal COVID-19 Relief Aid Program
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South Florida Rapper and Pennsylvania Man Charged for Role in $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
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Three Michigan Pharmacists Charged in Scheme to Defraud $9.2 Million from Insurers
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Pennsylvania Man Charged for Allegedly Defrauding Family, Friends Out of $1 Million Using Worthless Stocks
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Fort Lauderdale Lawyer Charged with Fraud Related to 1 Global Capital Investment Scheme
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New York Drywall Installer Arrested for Allegedly Failing to Pay Worker’s Comp Insurance
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Former Houston School District Official Accused of Kickback Scheme
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Fort Myers Business Owner Indicted by Grand Jury for COVID-19 Relief Fraud
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Georgia Woman Accused of Stealing More than $1 Million from Seniors Charged in West Palm Beach
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Texas Man Charged in Miami for Using False Documents to Obtain $1.2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
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NFL Player Charged in Miami Federal Court for Alleged Role in $24 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
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Lawmakers in South Carolina Once Again Consider Changes to the State’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Miami Prosecutors Charge Owner of Cryptocurrency Firm in $25 Million Diamond Ponzi Scheme
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Minnesota Woman Forced to Buy Back Car Taken Using Asset Forfeiture for Crime She Did Not Commit
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Mother and Son from San Ramon, CA, Convicted in $2 Million Workers’ Comp Insurance and Tax Fraud Scheme
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Florida Woman Says DEA Seized Over $43K at Airport Without Cause Using Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Three Florida Men Accused of Stealing Ohio Residents’ Tax Refunds, COVID-19 Stimulus Checks in Fraud Conspiracy
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Roofing Company Owner in Fort Myers, FL, Arrested for Allegedly Misusing COVID-19 Relief Funds
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Arizona Man Reclaims Jeep after Threatening to Challenge Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Two South Florida Men Accused of Using Fake Identities to Steal $3 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
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Suburban Chicago Restaurateur Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud after Allegedly Receiving $170K in PPP Loan
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Miami Neighbors Allegedly Claimed to be Farmers to Receive $1.1 Million in COVID-19 Relief Fraud Case
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Nevada Man Faces Charges after Allegedly Using COVID-19 Relief Funds to Buy $400K House
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North Carolina Man Accused of Committing COVID-19 Relief Fraud after Receiving $400K in Loans
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St. Paul Man Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Money Laundering after Obtaining $841,000 in Federal Loans
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Four Brothers Charged in New York for Involvement in $19M Fraud Scheme Targeting Online Retailer Amazon
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Lynn Haven Mayor and City Attorney Indicted for Fraud and Corruption Charges Related to Hurricane Michael Cleanup
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Florida Man Allegedly Received $60K in COVID-19 Relief Loans While Awaiting Trial on Separate Fraud Charges
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Nevada Woman Accused of Committing COVID-19 Relief Fraud to Get Nearly $600,000 in Business Loans
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Former Jacksonville Tech CEO Indicted on Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
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One South Florida Man, Two Others Charged for Using Shell Companies to Exploit COVID-19 Relief Programs
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California Construction Worker Accused of Committing Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Massachusetts Doctor, Wife Accused of Illegally Importing Meds from China
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Three South Florida Residents Charged for Allegedly Participating in $24 Million Covid-Relief Fraud Scheme
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Homeland Security Seized $2 Billion from Travelers Using Civil Asset Forfeiture, But Most Were Never Charged with a Crime, Report Finds
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San Jose Police Officer Faces Charges for Worker Exploitation, $18 Million Fraud Scheme
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Palm Beach County Doctor Charged in $681 Million Substance Abuse Treatment Fraud Scheme
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Miami Man Who Allegedly Used COVID-19 Relief Money to Buy Lamborghini Sports Car Charged in Federal Court
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Connecticut State Trooper Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Larceny
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German Citizen Charged in New Jersey for Involvement in Plot to Defraud Elderly Victims of Over $10 Million
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Feds Charge Washington, D.C. Dentist, Two Others for Involvement in Plot to Defraud Medicaid
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Boston Man Indicted for CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Fraud and Identity Fraud
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Former Employees of Connecticut Healthcare Insurance Firm Charged in $17.9 Million Scheme to Defraud Client
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Texas Man Charged in $1.1 Million Wire Fraud Scheme Involving COVID-19 Relief Funds
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Feds Charge Michigan Contractor for Involvement in $2 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme
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Feds File Civil Forfeiture Complaint Seeking $3.5 Million in Corrupt Assets Tied to Former President of Gambia
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Owner of Cleaning Services Company in Providence, RI, Faces Wage Theft, Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges
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Florida Man Arrested, Charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Healthcare Fraud
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Four Florida Men Face Fraud Charges for Selling Fake “Miracle” COVID-19 Cure
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U.S. Justice Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaints to Recover $96 Million Misappropriated from Malaysian Fund
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Florida Property Developer Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding First NBC Bank Out of $123 Million
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Florida State University Students, University of Florida Football Player Indicted for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
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Miami Hospital Executive, Nine Others Charged in $1.4 Billion Rural Hospital Billing Scheme in Florida
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Police Officer in Santa Ana, CA, Accused of Committing Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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New York Insurance Broker Accused of Defrauding $1 Million from Insurers and Investors
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Three Individuals Charged in New Jersey for Alleged Involvement in $6 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
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Bay County Commissioner Arrested in Lynn Haven, FL, on Workers’ Comp Fraud, Misconduct Charges
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Miami Prosecutors File Lawsuit to Seize Republic of Congo Parliament Minister’s $3 Million Luxury Condo
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Nine Pharmacists Charged for Role in $12.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme in Michigan and Ohio
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Austin Man Arrested for Fraud Scheme Related to Government Assistance Funding for COVID-19
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Suburban Chicago Businessman Charged with Bank Fraud Involving Coronavirus Relief Fraud
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Feds Charge Former San Francisco Building Commissioner with Bank Fraud
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Orange County Man Indicted in Fraud Scheme Involving Claims of COVID-19 Cure
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Three Tampa Bay-Area Men Charged in Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Department of Agriculture
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California’s New Presumption for COVID-19 Diagnosis Could Seriously Impact Workers’ Compensation
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Department of Justice Seeks Forfeiture of $20 Million in Assets Illegally Laundered by Alaska Man
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Former Florida Prepaid College Program Contractor Accused of Cashing $42K in Refund Checks
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Jacksonville, Florida Man Indicted for Wire and Tax Fraud
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Lancaster County Drug Task Force ‘Missing’ $150,000 from Asset Forfeiture Fund
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Arizona House of Representatives Eliminates Bill Which Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Charges in Multiple Fraud Cases Related to COVID-19
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Former Tampa Attorney Charged with Conspiracy, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Defrauding Clients of $1.3 Million
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Land Rover Involved in Indiana Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Returned to Owner for Now, Final Fate Uncertain
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Fraud Charges Follow Leaders of SubPrime Auto Lender
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Tampa Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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Michigan Urogynecologist and Nurse Practitioner Face Health Care Fraud Charges
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Georgia Revenue Department Returns $2.1 Million in Disputed Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds to State Treasury
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Reality TV Personality from Atlanta, GA, Charged with Bank Fraud
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Florida Man Who Operates Durable Medical Equipment Company Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme
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Kansas Law Enforcement Used Civil Asset Forfeiture to Seize $3.35 Million in Property in 2019, Report Shows
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Former U.S. Postal Service Employee Admits to Defrauding Over $650,000 in Workers’ Compensation
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Elementary School Teacher in Lakeland, FL, Arrested on DUI Charge
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Tampa Woman Arrested on DUI Charges in Connection with Fatal Wrong-Way Crash in Largo, FL
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U.S. Justice Department Recovers a Total of $1.1 Billion in Largest Ever Civil Asset Forfeiture Claim
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Kelly Gaffney of Bradenton, FL, Accused of Submitting Fake Prescriptions to Obtain a Controlled Substance
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John Nicholas Obrien of Winter Haven, FL, Faces DUI Charges for Fatal Hit-and-Run
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What Are the Penalties for Not Having Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Florida?
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Experts Believe At-Home Work Injury Claims May Rise Because of Coronavirus Pandemic
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Monica Racy Arrested in Sumter County, FL, after Police Find Drugs in Her Vehicle
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Wakulla County Property Appraiser Brad Harvey Accused of Government Fund Fraud
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Illinois Business Groups File Lawsuit Against COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Emergency Rule
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Workers’ Compensation Premiums Likely to Dip as Employment Declines, New Report Finds
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Leslie Joe Zeagler Charged with DUI Manslaughter for Crash in Fort Myers, FL, that Killed Toddler
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U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida Announces Task Force to Investigate and Prosecute COVID-19 Fraud
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OSHA Issues Guidance for Recording Cases of COVID-19 that Occur at Work
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Can Workers in Florida Claim Workers’ Compensation after COVID-19 Diagnosis?
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Floridians Arrested for Violating Gov. DeSantis’ Stay-at-Home Order Could be Held Without Bond
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COVID-19 Florida: Arrests Plunge Since National Emergency Declared
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New Jersey Labor Union Wants Workers with COVID-19 to Get Compensation Without Proving They Caught It at Work
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Lawmakers in Minnesota Pass Workers’ Compensation Bill for Essential Workers Affected by COVID-19
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Rhoderick Manhattan Faces Grand Theft Charges for Allegedly Stealing Hospital Equipment in Loxahatchee, FL
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U.S. Attorney Launches Multi-Agency Task Force Targeting COVID-19 Fraud in Florida
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Michigan County Prosecutor Eric Smith Charged for Embezzling Asset Forfeiture Funds
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How Are Police Departments Dealing with Workers’ Compensation, Staff and Supply Shortages for COVID-19?
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Owner of Sober Homes Network Sebastian Ahmed of Delray Beach, FL, Convicted in $38 Million Fraud Scheme
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South Carolina First Responders Ineligible for COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation
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Coronavirus and Workers’ Compensation
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Stephen Shafer Accused of Organized Fraud in Property Management Scheme in Walton County, FL
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UPS Worker Michael Rowland Charged with Grand Theft for Allegedly Stealing $11,000 Cash from Package
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Authorities Warn of Scam Artists Leveraging Coronavirus Pandemic
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Louisiana Doctor Marvin Clifton Sentenced in $500K Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
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Former St. Petersburg Attorney Darce Jay Snyder Faces Grand Theft Charge for Stealing $279,000
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Max Louis Citrin of Boca Raton, FL, Accused of Nearly $900,000 in Healthcare Insurance Fraud
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Eight People, Nine Businesses in Long Island, NY, Charged with Payroll, Workers’ Comp Fraud
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Carlos Alberto Gomez-Ibarra of Miami, FL, Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Premium Fraud
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Uber Driver Clint Fischer of Orlando, FL, Accused of Killing Passenger in DUI Crash
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Seth Lapensohn of Tampa, FL, Arrested in Suspected DUI Crash that Killed Bicyclis
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Minnesota School Bus Company Accused of Letting Workers’ Compensation Coverage Lapse for Three Years
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Maria Mendoza of Antioch, CA, Faces Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges for Allegedly Staging Multiple Slips and Falls
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Tampa Police Sergeant Shane Gadoury Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Insurance Claim
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Three Ohio Business Owners Owe State $800,000 for Operating Without Workers’ Compensation Coverage
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Supreme Court Ruling May Impact Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies of Florida Police Departments
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Savannah Serrano of Putnam County, FL, Arrested for 2019 DUI Crash that Killed One, Injured Four
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Three People Injured, One Arrested after DUI Stop in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Is it Necessary for Every Miami-Based Business to Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
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Florida Trucking Company Sues Feds for Seizing $181,000 in Cash at Tampa International Airport
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Dr. Moses deGraft-Johnson of Tallahassee, FL, Accused of Defrauding $26 Million from Medicaid, Medicare
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Two Contractors in Saratoga Springs, NY, Arraigned for Failure to Obtain Workers’ Comp Insurance
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Telemedicine Companies Charged in $56 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
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Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Detroit’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies
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Former President of McLean County Non-Profit Carol Babbitt Accused of Stealing $400K from Charity
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Santos Cardona of Fort Myers, FL, Arrested in $200K Workers’ Compensation Premium Fraud Case
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Former Cop Kenneth Henderson Charged with Worker’s Comp Fraud in San Jose, CA
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Third Worker Dies after Oil Rig Explosion in Burleson County, TX
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Ex-Pro Wrestler Mark ‘Van Hammer’ Hildreth Charged with DUI after Striking Five-Year-Old on Bike
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Alexander Jacobson Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Wrong-Way Crash at Tampa International Airport
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Leaky Gas Line Combusts in Brooklyn, NY, Seriously Injuring Two
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Report Compares Outcomes of Workers Injured in Florida, Three Other States
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Leonard Chiasson of Ocala, FL, Charged with DUI after Arrest for Allegedly Exploiting Elderly Woman
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Deontres Javan Taylor of Jacksonville, FL, Arrested for Attempting to Defraud FEMA of Hurricane Irma Benefits
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Martin Loera of Bartow, FL, Killed after Wall Collapse at Construction Site in Polk County, FL
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Terry Rolin of Pittsburgh, PA, Files Lawsuit Against DEA after Agency Confiscates $82,373 Cash at Airport
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Bernita Carswell, Deannajo White Indicted for Disaster Relief Fraud Related to Hurricane Irma
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Edwin Jim Garcia-Albarracin of Miami, FL, Accused of Defrauding $1.5 Million from U.S. Postal Service
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New Jersey to Track Money and Property Seized Under Civil Asset Forfeiture: A Further Examination
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New Jersey Moves to Transparency in Civil Asset Forfeiture
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David Alan Powers of Tarpon Springs, FL, Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $50,000 from SunTrust Bank Customers
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Hawaii’s New Rules for Civil Asset Forfeiture Take Effect January 17
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Missouri Police Used Federal Loophole to Seize $2.6 Million from Drivers Never Charged with Crimes
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Augustus Sol Invictus, High-Profile Neo Nazi, Arrested in Melbourne, Florida
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Ex-College President Brenda Lee Green of West Palm Beach, FL, Accused of Using School Funds for Personal Shopping
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Steel Packaging Supplier in Georgia Fined Nearly $200K by OSHA for Worker Safety Hazards
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Lin Helena Halfon Accused of Attempting to Defraud $1 Million from Husband, Richard Rappaport of Tampa, FL
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Nine Teens, One Adult Arrested after Fight at Palm Bay Magnet High School in Melbourne
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Sen. Sanders, Rep. Omar Call on OSHA to Publish Amazon’s Warehouse Injury Records
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OSHA Cites Two Florida Companies for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards
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Former Broward County Schools Employee Richard Allen Ellis Faces Bribery and Extortion Charges
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Danielle Edmonson of Boynton, FL, and Kenneth Edmonson of Oakland Park Face Tax Fraud Trial
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New Study Recommends Broadening Compensation for Workplace Injuries in Virginia
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Christopher Ted Duluk Arrested in Lee County for Impersonating Law Enforcement; Vehicle Seized Under Civil Forfeiture
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Blake Delapaz of Jacksonville, FL, Charged with DUI in Crash that Killed Four in 2018
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15 Individuals Face Charges for Allegedly Defrauding Two South Florida VA Hospitals
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Alejandro Andrale, Former Venezuelan Treasurer, has Assets of over $250 Million Seized in Miami, Florida. Will the Money Be Returned to Venezuela?
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Tavares, Florida Remains in Operation Even As Authorities Investigate Legal Status and Robbery
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Rosie Bryant, Delois Bryant, Brenda Sherpell, Lynda Charles, Niki Charles, Everett Martindale, Jerry Green Charged in $11.5 Million Fraud Case in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Romeo Xavier Langhorne of Roanoke, Virginia, Indicted for Allegedly Supporting ISIS
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UPS Driver Franz Ordonez Killed on the Job After Truck Hijacking by Lamar Alexander, Ronnie Jerome Hill Ends in Gunfire in Miramar, Florida
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TPC Group Chemical Plant Explosion in Port Neches, Texas Injures Three Workers, Forces Evacuation
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Former Lynn Haven Officials Michael Edward White, David Wayne Horton and Three Others Indicted for $5 Million Fraud Conspiracy
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Farm Service Agency Executive Director Duane Edward Crawson and 28 Others Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Theft of Government Funds
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Miladis Salgado of Miami, FL, Wants to Take Wrongful Seizure Case to U.S. Supreme Court
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Clearwater, Florida Worker Purportedly Injured in Fall While On the Job
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Michael Jerome Atkins of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Faces Charges for Defrauding Woman’s Retirement Savings
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David John Ridling of Vero Beach, FL, Faces Bank Fraud Charges for Alleged Involvement in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
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Sony Lundy, Broward County Construction Company Owner, Jailed after Allegedly Avoiding Workers’ Compensation Fees
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Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates Reduced for Third Consecutive Year
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Anthony Ray Robbins of West Palm Beach, FL, Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Florida Power & Light Worker Electrocuted at Construction Site in Hallandale Beach, FL
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Construction Worker Rolando Rives Killed on Job Site in Fort Myers, FL
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Miami-Dade Coach Carlos Maymi Arrested, Accused of Inappropriately Touching Students
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Jonathan Williams of Holly Hills, FL, Accused of Exposing Himself to Boy Scout
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Judge in Mobile, Alabama, Questions Police Seizure of Tow Trucks But Refuses to Order Them Returned
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Worker Suffers Serious Injuries after Machinery Falls on Him in Orange County, FL
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Repairman Francisco Rene Vallejo Arrested in Pasco County, FL for Allegedly Sexually Battering Customer’s 5-Year-Old Daughter
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Pembroke Pines Middle School Teacher Leverick Johnson Accused of Soliciting Student for Sex
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Deadline Looms for Filing Claim on Property Seized in Philadelphia Using Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Construction Worker Critically Injured after Being Electrocuted in Jacksonville, FL
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Noel Morales Medina Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman in Palm Beach County 20 Years Ago
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Christoper Johnson of Davie, FL, Arrested after Porn Videos, Photos Link Him to Missing Teen
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Worker Killed, Two Others Injured in Construction Site Accident in Manhattan, New York
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South Carolina Judge Declares State’s Forfeiture Law Unconstitutional
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Delray Beach Fire Rescue Division Chief Robert Hoecherl Arrested on DUI Charge
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Three Construction Workers Dead, 20 People Injured in New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
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Austin Altman of Pasco County, FL, Charged with Allegedly Raping 10-Year-Old He Met on Snapchat
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Construction Worker in Pasco County, FL, Seriously Injured after Saw Strikes Him in Face
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Disney Cruise Line ‘Youth Host’ Oliver Lovatt Accused of Fondling Child Aboard Ship
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James Cromwell Humphreys of Pinellas Park, FL, Accused of Sexually Battering Two Boys
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Alabama Challenges the State’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Ulises Corrales Ibarra Identified as Fifth Construction Worker Killed at I-4 Ultimate Construction Site in Orlando, FL
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Handyman Hoover Gutemberg Hundewadt Arrested in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, for Allegedly Raping Elderly Woman
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Central Florida Pastor Bryan Fulwider Accused of Sexually Battering Minor for Five Years
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JFK Airport Contractor Eulen America Fires Pregnant Hacheler Cyrille Following Workplace Injury
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Three Fresno Cops Accused of Stealing Over $225,000 Can’t Be Sued, Court Rules
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School Employee Heather Matheison of New Port Richey, FL, Arrested for Sending Pornographic Content to 14-Year-Old Student
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Angel Perez of Lakeland, FL, Accused of Sending Nude Pictures to Minors
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Police in Willmington, IL, Seek to Use Asset Forfeiture to Seize Corey Ingram’s Truck
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Construction Worker Anthony Joseph Severely Injury after Hit-and-Run at Cape Coral, FL, Job Site
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Miami-Dade Corrections Officer Yulian Gonzalez Charged with Sexual Battery
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Joshua Facian of Inverness, FL, Charged with 50 Counts of Child Pornography
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British Columbia Supreme Court Returns $2M From Collapsed Money Laundering Case
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I-4 Subcontractor Hit by 7,000-Pound Pipe on the Central Florida Highway
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Miami Preacher Yunior Beltres Accused of Molesting Two Underage Girls
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Miami Police Officer Mario Gonzalez Struck by Driver Suspected of DUI; Belkis Salgado Arrested
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New Food Inspection Policy Putting Worker Lives at Risk
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Florida Marching Band Director, Dr. John ‘Jay’ Watkins, Attacked by Miami Fan
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Officials Seizing Money from People Travelling to California
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Engrid Thurston Charged in Death of Two-Year-Old Noah Sneed at Oakland Park Daycare Center
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City Furniture Deliveryman Richard Omar Fisher of Miramar, FL, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Customer
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Are Amtrak Passenger Searches By DEA Agents Legal?
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Boynton Beach Police Officer Gabriel Albala Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges
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Medical Nurse David Ian Green of Jupiter, FL, Faces 30 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography
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Manager “Tara” Injured at Gainesville Popeyes Louisiana Chicken
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Cash Seized from Kenitta Pittman and Antonio Johnson in Ballard County, KY
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Toby and Katrina Scognamiglio Accuse Tile Company in Pinellas, FL, of Collecting Cash Without Delivering
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President of Nuvo Contractor, Norma Lopez Cedillo, Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Timothy Miller of West Palm Beach, FL Accused of Kidnapping 12-Year-Old Boy
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Sexual Abuse Victims Not Guaranteed Asset Forfeitures after His Suicide
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Palm Beach County Firefighter Juan Ferro purSaenz Arrested for DUI
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Darran Johnson of Boynton Beach, FL, Charged for DUI Death of BSO Deputy Benjamin Nimtz
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Cabrillo Unified Bus Driver Rick Rossi Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Lottery Winner Bobbi Segel of Kissimmee, FL Loses Winnings to State Agency’s Mistake
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Craig Jacob Wilk of Dania Beach, Florida Faces DUI Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide Charges
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Jose Ernesto Dominguez of Miami Beach Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge after MacArthur Causeway Crash
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Ohio Employer James Coon Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Workers’ Compensation Fraud after Death of Gerardo Juarez Sr.
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Second Rocket Launcher Found at BWI Airport This Week
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Palm Beach Substitute Teacher Stacy Cabral Accused of Sexual Relationship with 16-Year-Old Boy
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Connecticut State Employee Elizabeth Torres Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Special Needs Nurse Jermaine Cheatham of Miami-Dade County, Florida Accused of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl
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No More Civil Asset Forfeiture in Arkansas after House Passes Bill
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Palm Beach School Employee Timothy Scott Arrested for Allegedly Downloading Child Pornography at Work
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Michigan Civil Asset Forfeiture Netted $15 Million in 2018
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Jamie Serne of Fillmore, CA, Sentence for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Florida Church Minister Charles Andrews Faces 500 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography
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Andrea Schneider of Boca Raton, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter of Michele Free-Baker, Robyn Underwood
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Thomas Dowling of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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The IRS Took $950K from Andrew Clyde. His Case Inspired Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
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Eric L. Hughes of Toledo, Ohio Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Freddy Mieryteran Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Miami-Dade Crash
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Massive Gas Explosion Destroys South Florida Shopping Mall, Over 20 Injuries Reported
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Houston Police Seized $955 from Ovide Ned During Traffic Stop
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Bob Coleman of Georgia Facing Additional Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
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Ronald Richard Olson III of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Arrested for DUI Death of Robin Kirsch
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Danny Leiva of Miami, Florida Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run DUI
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Police Seize $17,000 From Oscar Osorio Near Gainesville, Florida
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The J. Clyde Restaurant Ordered to Close for Not Carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Jorge Martinez of Atlantic Beach, Florida Accused of Drugging, Raping 15-Year-Old Girl
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UFC Fighter Desmond Green Arrested for DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Pembroke Pines Crash
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After More Than Two Years, Feds Return $418K Seized During Traffic Stop to Lu Li
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19 Contractors Arrested in Tampa Area for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Jeffries Jackson of West Palm Beach Arrested After DNA Test Links Him to 1995 Child Sexual Assault
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Miami Beach Massage Therapist Elias Marcelo Ergas Accused of Sexual Battery
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Report Suggests Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Little Impact on Drug Use or Crime Solving
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Alexei Rivero Misclassified Workers to Avoid Paying Workers’ Comp and Other Benefits, Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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Uber Driver Joseph Soriero Almost Loses Ear in Road Rage Incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Broward County Assistant State Attorney Alim Babayev Arrested for DUI
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Police Seize $67K from Andres Mauricio Escorica Martinez During Traffic Stop in Coconut Grove
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Florida Business Owner Mac Johnson Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Pascal Joly of Boynton Beach, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child
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Palm Beach County Corrections Deputy Stephen Bailey Arrested for DUI, Resisting an Officer
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Alabama Legislature Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform—But Does It Go Far Enough?
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Brothers Javier Estepa and Diego Estepa Vasquez Jailed for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Miami Woman Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charges After Crash That Killed 3 Teens
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Renaud Jerome of Boca Raton, Florida Accused of Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl
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Spa Prostitution Case: Police Seize Homes, Cars, and Money
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Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Mental Health Tech Christian Vidal of Miami Accused of Sexual Battery on Patient
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Lake Worth Middle School Teacher Richard Woolcock Accused of Molesting Student on Traveling Soccer Team
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Police Seized $59,000 from Anthony Gambino During Traffic Stop
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17 Contractors Arrested in Sarasota County for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Angelo Adams of Miami, Florida Accused of Raping Teen Girl More Than 20 Years Ago
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Wilmer Membreno Cruz Arrested on Multiple DUI Charges After Fatal Hollywood, Florida Crash
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Arkansas’ Civil Forfeiture Reforms May Change Little
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California Contractors Without Workers’ Compensation Coverage Facing Charges
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Stanley Simms of Sunrise, Florida Arrested for Child Pornography
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Antonio Leonard Hill of Fort Lauderdale Charged for High-Speed Crash that Killed Reginal Leon McClover
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Hawaii Attempts to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Siblings Must Pay $6.3 Million for Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
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Morris Cornelius Thomas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Sexually Battering 12-Year-Old Boy at Margate Shopping Center
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Broward County Teacher Vincent Grossi Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with Student
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Police Took Dana Smith’s Money. Three Years Later, They Gave Half Back
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Ohio Businessman Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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Delray Beach Deputy Marques Brown Charged With DUI After Weekend Crash
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Former Youth Pastor Luis Clarke of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Sexual Assault
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Police Seized Pennsylvania Woman’s Car Even Though She Did Nothing Wrong
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Construction Business Owners Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Ceairia Deveaux of Cutler Bay, Florida Arrested on DUI Charge After Miami Beach Crash
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Neil Greenberg of Sunrise, Florida Accused of Making, Possessing Child Pornography
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Idaho State Police Seize Hemp Worth $1.3 Million Using Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Massachusetts Business Owner Charged with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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Uber Driver Emilio Victores Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman in North Miami Beach
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In One Missouri County Alone, $2.5 Million Seized in 24 Traffic Stops Without Criminal Charges
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Miami-Dade Public Schools Employee Victor Brantley Accused of Engaging in Sex Acts With Teen
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Construction Company Owner Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Joseph Franco of Aventura, Florida Accused of Causing Fatal Crash While High On Nitrous Oxide
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Mexican Telenovela Star Pablo Lyle Accused of Punching, Killing 63-Year-Old Man in Miami, Florida
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Braden Carlisle of South Carolina Fought Police Seizure of Cash, Won
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Florida Attempts to Reform Workers’ Compensation Insurance Law
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Rey Villanueva Arrested on DUI Charges After Fatal Miami Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Motorcyclist
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Wayne Lincoln Chin of Pembroke Pines, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor for 10 Years
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Pennsylvania Police Went on Civil Asset Forfeiture “Shopping Spree,” According to Judge
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Tennessee Man Employed Undocumented Aliens to Avoid Workers’ Compensation and Taxes
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Miami-Dade Elementary School Teacher Alejandro Perez Accused of Touching Students
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Broward Deputy Verol Cowans of Port St. Lucie Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child
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Nevada Police Profit from Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Two Dozen Connecticut Nail Salons Closed for Flouting Workers’ Compensation, Labor Laws
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Catholic Priest Jean-Claude Jean-Philippe of Homestead, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Parishioner
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State Corrections Officer Miya Bell Arrested on DUI Charges in Miami-Dade
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Alabama Takes Steps to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
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California Man Charged with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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South Broward High School Band Director Ricardo Esquilin Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student
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