Community
Plantation Nursing School Owner Sold 2,956 Fake Diplomas, Pleads Guilty
Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to selling nearly 3,000 fraudulent nursing diplomas from two South Florida schools, enabling 2,274 unqualified nurses to obtain licenses.
FBI Miami
Crime
Illegal Alien Gets 70 Months for Forced Labor of Mexican Farm Workers
Alexander Villatoro Moreno sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy exploiting Mexican H-2A agricultural workers across five states.
Health
Miami Woman Sold Stolen Medicare Data of 6,000 Patients, Federal Indictment Says
A federal grand jury indicted two Miami residents for a years-long scheme to steal and sell Medicare patient data from a South Florida health care network.
Crime
Chicago Man Charged in Miami After Trying to Open Doors Mid-Flight
Juan Gabriel Reyes, 51, faces up to 20 years in prison after allegedly trying to open aircraft doors mid-flight, forcing a diversion to Miami.
Crime
Convicted Felon Torched Drug-Laden Car Near Officers in Palm Beach County
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale convicted Willie James Skipper Jr., 42, on fentanyl trafficking, arson and firearms charges after he set fire to a vehicle loaded with drugs near law enforcement.
Crime
Raul Castro Indicted in 1996 Shoot-Down That Killed Four in Florida Straits
A federal superseding indictment charges Raul Castro and five co-defendants in the 1996 shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes over international waters.