According to Key West Police, an anonymous tip led to the arrest of Alisher Zaharov and Andrei Balouev, who are being charged with felony counts of selling marijuana and selling prescription drugs, and a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia. As any...
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Catch Me If You Can Fake Doctor Imprisoned 17 Years for Medicare Fraud in Miami
For several years already, Alejandra Collazo posed as a doctor at her Hialeah medical clinic, using stolen identities of physicians to write over 2,000 fake prescription referrals to home health care agencies that paid her kickbacks for referring the patients....
Feds charge alleged gang members with racketeering, gun and drug charges
Members alleged to be part of the "Big Money Team," a Miami street gang, were federally indicted on Wednesday. The federal indictment charges the alleged "BMT" members with robbery, assault, carjacking, extortion, drug possession, drug distribution and racketeering....
$5 Million Compensation filed Against U.S. Coast Guard by Miami Lawyer
Miami Attorney, Louis A. Vucci, has filed a $5 million claim against the Coast Guard as compensation. Specifically, the U.S Coast Guard gunned down a suspected drug trafficking vessel that was registered in Colombia off the eastern Nicaraguan coast, leaving two men...
Child, 4, found living in marijuana stash house
Don't let your kids live in your stash house. After Palm Beach law enforcement obtained search warrants, the search revealed containers full of marijuana, vials of testosterone, pain pills, multiple guns and $14,894 in cash. Additionally, pictures of Robertson, the...
Alleged ‘prolific’ illegal drug dealer on Silk Road website to plead guilty
Cornelis Jan,Slomp, 22,is accused of selling a very large amount of drugs: 104 kilos of MDMA, 566,000 ecstasy pills,4 kilos of cocaine, as well as LSD and marijuana on the controversial website....
Unfairness of Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Methamphetamine Cases
Methamphetamine remains a popular drug for law enforcement to prosecute. According to Paul Petruzzi, a well-respected Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer, "Some people call (actual) methamphetamine, also known as ice, "crackers crack" because the people who generally use it...