fraud /tags/fraud fraud en-US SA国际传谋 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:39:00 GMT Phishing scams have long targeted Florida's seniors. AI raises the stakes /law-justice/2026-04-22/phishing-scams-have-long-targeted-floridas-seniors-ai-raises-the-stakes While online phishing scams aren't new, they've become more pernicious. That's largely thanks to artificial intelligence. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:39:00 GMT /law-justice/2026-04-22/phishing-scams-have-long-targeted-floridas-seniors-ai-raises-the-stakes Natalie Kaufman Ex Miami-Dade school board member Lubby Navarro pleads guilty to fraud, sentenced to prison /education/2026-04-14/lubby-navarro-guilty-fraud-prison-miami-dade-schools Former Miami-Dade County school board member Lubby Navarro was sentenced to more than a year prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to using up to $100,000 in district funds for personal, and often luxurious, expenses. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:48:15 GMT /education/2026-04-14/lubby-navarro-guilty-fraud-prison-miami-dade-schools Natalie La Roche Pietri Rep. Andrade stands firm in Hope Florida fraud allegations against AG Uthmeier /the-florida-roundup/2026-02-09/rep-andrade-stands-firm-in-hope-florida-fraud-allegations-against-ag-uthmeier "All I care about is the truth," Republican Rep. Alex Andrade told "The Florida Roundup." He describes more information he obtained in his Hope Florida Foundation investigation, addresses a call to remove him as a House subcommittee chairman and more. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:27:38 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2026-02-09/rep-andrade-stands-firm-in-hope-florida-fraud-allegations-against-ag-uthmeier Meleah Lyden In Miami federal court, Nigerian man gets 97 months in prison for defrauding elderly US victims /law-justice/2025-09-15/email-fraud-nigeria-elderly-inheritance Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, 41, was a member of a group that sent personalized letters to elderly Americans, falsely claiming they were entitled to a multimillion-dollar inheritance from a deceased family member overseas, according to court documents filed in Miami federal court. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:16:23 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-15/email-fraud-nigeria-elderly-inheritance SA国际传谋 News Staff Miami-Dade Sheriff says scammers using more 鈥榮ophisticated鈥 schemes to target elderly /law-justice/2025-08-07/ai-crypto-robocall-scam-miami 鈥淔rom AI-generated scams to cryptocurrency theft and robocalls threatening arrest, these crimes are devastating,鈥 Cordero-Stutz told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in a field hearing in Doral on Thursday morning. The hearing was chaired by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:08:45 GMT /law-justice/2025-08-07/ai-crypto-robocall-scam-miami Sergio R. Bustos How to protect yourself from scams this holiday season /business/2023-11-23/how-to-avoid-getting-scammed-holiday-shopping-fraud As you start to gear up for the holidays 鈥 whether by shopping or donating 鈥 it can be all too easy to fall vulnerable to potential scammers. Here's how to navigate and avoid them. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /business/2023-11-23/how-to-avoid-getting-scammed-holiday-shopping-fraud Ammy Galeano Former CEO of Florida's domestic violence coalition faces felony charges /government-politics/2023-09-22/former-ceo-of-floridas-domestic-violence-coalition-faces-felony-charges In 2021, Tiffany Carr agreed to pay millions to settle lawsuits centered on the state鈥檚 attempt to claw back 鈥渆xorbitant鈥 compensation paid to coalition leaders. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-22/former-ceo-of-floridas-domestic-violence-coalition-faces-felony-charges The News Service of Florida The sponsor of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law faces up to 35 years in prison /law-justice/2023-03-22/the-sponsor-of-a-controversial-florida-dont-say-gay-law-faces-up-to-35-years-in-prison Republican Rep. Joseph Harding pleaded guilty to charges including wire fraud and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-03-22/the-sponsor-of-a-controversial-florida-dont-say-gay-law-faces-up-to-35-years-in-prison Associated Press 25 people in Florida are charged with a scheme to get fake nursing diplomas /health/2023-01-27/25-people-in-florida-are-charged-with-a-scheme-to-get-fake-nursing-diplomas The defendants allegedly took part in a scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degree diplomas from three Florida-based nursing schools, according to recently unsealed federal indictments. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:30:00 GMT /health/2023-01-27/25-people-in-florida-are-charged-with-a-scheme-to-get-fake-nursing-diplomas The Associated Press There's no whiskey in bottles of Fireball Cinnamon, so customers are suing for fraud /law/2023-01-27/theres-no-whiskey-in-bottles-of-fireball-cinnamon-so-customers-are-suing-for-fraud Customers began wondering why small bottles of Fireball Cinnamon were being sold in places that typically don't sell liquor in many states, such as gas stations and grocery stores. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT /law/2023-01-27/theres-no-whiskey-in-bottles-of-fireball-cinnamon-so-customers-are-suing-for-fraud Ayana Archie