White Collar Criminal Defense Cases Miami

Charge: Unlawful Sale of Securities; Sales without License
Disposition: Sentence vacated
Date: May 9, 2007
Case: Mehl v. State, ____ So.2d ____, 2007 WL 1342546 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)
Court: Fourth District Court of Appeal, West Palm Beach, Florida
Note: Court held that prosecution breached its plea agreement entitling defendant to new sentencing in front of different sentencing judge.

Charge: Multiple counts of fraud
Disposition: Dismissal of all charges
Date: 2007
Cases: State v. J.C., Case No. F07-1436
Court: 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Note: Defendant was charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His Sworn Motion to Dismiss as to all counts was granted by the Circuit Court.

Charge: Credit Card/Bank Fraud
Disposition: Client received for time served at sentencing
Date: February 21, 2006
Case: U.S. v.  A.C.; Case 4:05CR0024SPM
Court: U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of Florida
Notes: In a wide ranging credit card/bank fraud case in federal court, the client received credit for time served and was released immediately upon being sentenced.

Charge:  Dealing in Stolen Property
Disposition:  Convicted with below guidelines sentence
Date:  2005 - 2006
Cases:  USA v. I.L., Case No. 04-60250-Cr-Marra
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division
Note: Negotiated reduction of 30 months guidelines sentence for dealing in more than $525,000 of stolen property.  Sentence imposed: 6 months.

Charge:  Medicare Fraud
Disposition:  Guilty plea with below guidelines sentence
Date: 2005 - 2006
Case:  USA v. P.D., Case No.05-20869-CR-Cook
Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Division
Note: A negotiated plea with a below the guidelines sentence of 20 months was achieved after defendant provided substantial assistance and cooperation.  Total fraud was more than $1,600,000.

Charges: Violation of insurance fraud and kick-back statute
Disposition: Adjudication withheld
Date: 2005
Cases: State v. T.S., Case No.F04-006644B
Court: 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Note: The defendant was a licensed health care professional charged with violations of insurance fraud and kick-back statute. After extensive pretrial litigation, charges reduced to misdemeanor solicitation and adjudication withheld.

Charge:  Grand Theft, etc.
Disposition: More than 150 felony charges were reduced to second degree misdemeanors; probation; no jail time; pension saved
Dates: 2004 - 2007
Case:  State v. R.C., Case No. F04-18358A
Court: 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Note: After more than 3 years of investigation and negotiation, convinced state attorney to drop more than 150 felony charges in return for guilty plea and sentence of probation for second degree misdemeanor charges of making false official statements.  Saved client’s interest in vested pension fund.

Charges: Felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft
Disposition: Charges reduced to misdemeanor
Date: 2003
Cases: State v. U.P., Case No. F03-9592
Court: 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Note: The defendant was a physician charged with felony counts of insurance fraud and grand theft. After extensive pretrial litigation, all felony charges were reduced to misdemeanor petit theft

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