A Florida attorney with a private practice was jailed for accusations of pilfering more than $840,000 from his clients. Approximately 7 years ago, a 44-year-old personal injury lawyer opened a private practice in Seminole to work with clients who had been injured in automobile accidents. Last October, a woman who…
The 26-year-old wife of a 77-year-old millionaire is facing several theft-related charges after she allegedly tried to fraudulently obtain $1 million of his money without his knowledge. Lin Helena Halfon, an Israel native, and her husband Richard Rappaport, the president of a Tampa-based medical device distribution company called Panther…
A University of Miami professor who helped to author a book about organized crime has been accused of laundering money through Venezuela. 73-year-old Bruce Bagley is a University of Miami professor and collaborator on the book “Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Violence in the Americas Today,” released in 2015. He…
A man who claimed he was making a Netflix movie in Hollywood has been accused of bilking $14 million out of the people he allegedly convinced to foot the bill for the false film. Manhattan Beach, California, resident Adam Joiner ran a company called Dark Planet Pictures, LLC. A few…
A Santa Rosa woman and her son were arrested on Friday for allegations that they were running a prostitution ring involving up to 150 women over a 10-year period of time. They are also suspected of using properties as brothels to employ women as sex workers. 59-year-old Fay Ruth Romesburg…
An executive for the cosmetics company Urban Decay has been accused of stealing more than $1 million through bank transfer transactions between the business and fraudulent accounts he created. He is facing felony charges for the allegations. Irvine resident Ranjeet Reddy Paladugo holds a position as the vice president of…