Click on the link for Florida Election Results, as they are reported by the Supervisors of Elections to the Florida Department of State’s Division of Elections. You will be able to view results for federal, district, and judicial contests. Election results for Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County campaigns will be of particular […]
Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, of Pompano Beach, Fla., were sentenced recently to serve 66 and 60 months respectively for defrauding homeowners and mortgage lenders as part of a foreclosure rescue scheme, the Justice Department announced. The two women were sentenced in the Southern District of Florida. Wright pleaded guilty on March 27, […]
Here are answers to common questions about voting procedures in Florida. What times are the polls open on election day? Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on election day. Any voter who is standing in line at 7 p.m. is still eligible to cast a vote. What kind of identification do I […]
The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 780 federal observers and department personnel to 51 jurisdictions in 23 states, including Miami-Dade County and other Florida locations, for the Nov. 6, 2012, general election. Although state and local governments have primary responsibility for administering elections, the Civil Rights […]
Two owners of Miami area assisted living facilities (ALF) pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct Miami area health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), according to federal officials. Raymond Rivero, 55, of Homestead, Fla., and Ivon Perez, 50, of Miami, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]
The Internal Revenue Service is issuing a warning about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page. The actual IRS e-Services page offers web-based products for tax preparers and payers, not the general public. The phony web page looks almost identical to the real one. The IRS […]
Florida voters are being asked to vote whether to retain the Florida Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges listed on the ballot. This is called judicial merit retention. Under judicial merit retention, justices and appeals court judges appear on the ballot in staggered six-year terms. This year’s election provides voters the opportunity to review […]
The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corporation and its predecessors Countrywide Financial Corporation and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. The Government’s Complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 for engaging in a scheme […]
Brothers James Mulholland, Jr. and Thomas Mulholland are charged with conducting a fraudulent, unregistered offer and sale of approximately $2 million in securities in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil injunctive action. The SEC’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, alleges that the Mulhollands operated a real estate business which involved buying, maintaining, […]
The Florida League of Women Voters summarizes Amendment 5 as follows: “This amendment adds a requirement that Supreme Court justices appointed by the Governor must also be confirmed by the Senate in order to take office. It also authorizes the repeal of a court rule by a simple majority of the legislature instead of the […]