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TAMPA, Florida – Tampa Fire Rescue says a West Tampa man drove his truck a short distance from his house, set it on fire and tried to collect insurance money.
Detectives arrested 26-year-old Juan Santallana. He’s charged with second degree arson and insurance fraud.
Tampa Fire Rescue says back on the night of June 23, firefighters extinquished his truck. The 2009 Toyota Tacoma was on fire in an alleyway near the corner of Tampania and W. Green Streets. Santallana lives on W. Green Street a short distance away.
After a few weeks of investigating, Santallana was arrested on the morning of Thursday, July 15.
Posted In: Blogroll, NinjaCops, auto theft, check fraud, criminal investigation, forensic science, personal safety
Tagged: arson at tampania west green, insurance fraud arson, juan santallana, second degree arson, tampa fire and rescue
HOUSTON, Texas – A woman who operated two Houston companies must serve four years in prison over what prosecutors say was a $3.9 million motorized wheelchair scam.
Prosecutors say 46-year-old Sandra Thurman Patino surrendered Tuesday, as ordered by the court.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes on Monday sentenced Patino and barred her, during three years of supervised release following her prison term, from seeking employment with any company that bills Medicare or Medicaid.
Investigators say fraudulent billing involving durable medical equipment, mainly motorized wheelchairs and accessories, ordered between 2002 and 2003 at a certain price, but less expensive equipment was delivered.
Posted In: Blogroll, NinjaCops, check fraud, criminal investigation
Tagged: insurance fraud, medicaid fraud, motorized wheelchair scam, sandra thurman patino medicare fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Authorities today still are searching for the last of 16 people they allege lied about their status to get nearly $600,000 in federal rental assistance to which they aren’t entitled.
In custody: Tammy Temteo Latson, 44, of West Palm Beach. Amount: $82,920. Allegation: Failed to disclose criminal history.
In custody: Robin Michelle Clark, 43, of South Bay. Amount: $65,302. Allegation: Failed to disclose criminal history of residents.
Posted In: Blogroll, NinjaCops, check fraud, criminal investigation, identity theft
Tagged: courtney lataurus gross, falsifying homestead exemptions, glades correctional institution, operation shield, palm beach county housing authority, palm beach county jail, sarah jeannine belk, sergeant tanisha henry, toral frazier
DELAND, Florida – A DeLand caregiver was arrested and charged with stealing from the 71-year-old man she was supposed to be helping and then trying to extort money from him in return for some of the property, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday.
The 71-year-old victm was suffering from heart problems and was undergoing chemotherapy, authorities said. Cynthia Cardenas, 44, was hired by the man to help around the house.
But the job only lasted a week before the victim said he fired Cardenas because her work wasn’t satisfactory. Shortly after that, he noticed some of his property – including about $950 in jewelry and a coffee maker – was missing.
Posted In: Blogroll, auto theft, check fraud, criminal investigation, identity theft
Tagged: cynthia cardenas, elderly abuse, volusia county caregiver theft, volusia county sheriff
Wells Fargo Bank and DeSoto police thought they caught a check forger when Randolph Shaheed walked into a bank in November and presented a check to be cashed for his new job as a mystery shopper.
The check was an obvious fake, police said, and they arrested Shaheed. He spent four days in jail and, after a Dallas grand jury indicted him, faced a felony charge for forgery that could have sent him back to prison for the rest of his life.
Posted In: NinjaCops, check fraud, criminal investigation, home business scams, personal safety
Tagged: check forgery, check fraud, home business scam, murder investigation, myster shopper scam
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Born in a U.S. territory where he has lived all his life, Jose Marrero Rivera didn’t know that his name and Social Security number were racking up thousands of dollars in unpaid debt in Chicago and Miami.
Marrero, a snack bar worker, is one of thousands of Puerto Ricans caught up in a lucrative document-fraud scheme to hide illegal immigrants in the United States. They’re American citizens with Hispanic surnames. And their records — kept loosely in schools or church rectories, where they are easy to steal — draw as much as $6,000 on the black market.
Posted In: Blogroll, NinjaCops, check fraud, criminal investigation, forensic science, identity theft
Tagged: auto theft, document fraud scheme, identity theft, identity theft ring, illegal immigrants, social security fraud
DALLAS, Texas — A McKinney man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison on Monday after pleading guilty to providing stolen and fraudulent identification documents to illegal immigrants.
Ruben Gomez-Luevano, a 36-year-old Mexican citizen, will be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings after serving his sentence. Gomez’s two co-defendants, Reyes David Martinez 36, of Dallas, and Alvaro Ivan Adame, 41, of Wichita Falls, have pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme and have been sentenced.
Posted In: Blogroll, check fraud, identity theft
Tagged: check fraud, forgery, identity theft dallas, illegal immigration, stolen identities
KENWOOD, Ohio – Do you recognize this thief?
Authorities are searching for this man after they say he stole someone’s wallet on June 17 from a locker at Urban Active Fitness Center, 8133 Montgomery Rd.
The suspect used three of the victim’s credit cards at Target, Best Buy and Dick’s Sporting Goods in Springdale to purchase $5,000 in gift cards and electronics, said Steve Barnett, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted In: NinjaCops, check fraud, criminal investigation, forensic science, identity theft
Tagged: credit card abuse, credit card fraud, identity theft, misdemeanor theft, petty theft
By Dan Horn
Mason homebuilder Bernard Kurlemann was charged with bankruptcy fraud Thursday, adding to troubles that began six months ago when federal prosecutors linked him to a fraud scheme involving multi-million dollar homes.
The new charge accuses Kurlemann of failing to disclose an option to purchase real estate during bankruptcy proceedings in 2008.
Kurlemann and three other men already face up to 30 years each in prison if they are convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges involving high-end homes in Greater Cincinnati.
Posted In: check fraud
Tagged: bankruptcy fraud, check fraud, murder investigation, wire fraud
PRICE HILL – Cincinnati police said they arrested at least three people during a riot at a car wash late Thursday.
Nearly two dozen people were involved in the 10:30 p.m. melee in the 4100 Glenway Avenue in Price Hill, according to police.
Among the three people who were arrested, at least one brandished a tire iron, police said.
Their names were not immediately available. Police also did not say what led up to the dispute.
Posted In: bank robbery, check fraud, criminal investigation
Tagged: disorderly conduct, riot gear, riot police, street fight
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