Ariana Fajardo Orshan

Florida News: James M. Schneider, South Florida Securities Lawyer Sentenced to Seven Years’ Imprisonment for Role in Pump-and-Dump Securities Fraud Scheme

Florida – A Boca Raton attorney was sentenced today to 84 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution of $19.7 million to 2,156 investors, after previously being convicted by a federal jury of 33 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering offenses. This case involved a scheme to fraudulently register public shell … Continue reading Florida News: James M. Schneider, South Florida Securities Lawyer Sentenced to Seven Years’ Imprisonment for Role in Pump-and-Dump Securities Fraud Scheme →

Florida – Two Colombian nationals were sentenced to 45 and 50 years in prison for their roles in a scheme to smuggle illegal aliens from Colombia into the United States, which resulted in the rape of one and the death of two Cuban nationals. U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida, … Continue reading Florida News: Colombian Nationals Sentenced To 45 And 50 Years in Prison for Participating In Human Smuggling Event That Resulted In the Rape and Murder of Cuban Nationals →

Indictment allege series of lies, including failure to disclose membership in the Cuban government’s Department of State Security Miami, Florida – A Cuban citizen residing in Miami, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 5, by federal agents after being indicted on one count of making false statements in an immigration document. U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan … Continue reading Florida News: Cuban Citizen, Saul Santos Ferro Arrested on Charge of Making False Statements on an Application for Lawful Permanent Residence →

Aventura, Florida – Dr. Jeanne E. Germeil, 55, of Aventura, Florida was convicted by a federal jury, on January 31, 2019, of eleven counts of dispensing controlled substances, opioid pain medications, without a legitimate medical purpose. U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Adolphus P. Wright … Continue reading Florida News: Aventura, Dr. Jeanne E. Germeil, South Florida Pain Management Doctor Convicted of 11 Counts of Illegally Dispensing Opioid Drugs →

Miami, Florida – A Miami resident was sentenced today to a total of thirteen years in federal prison for robbing a Miami Shores TD Bank Branch at gunpoint and discharging the firearm during the course of the robbery. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in … Continue reading Florida News: Miami Resident, Joudanorve Lafleur Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Robbing Miami Shores TD Bank Branch at Gunpoint and Discharging the Firearm During the Robbery →

Florida – A West Palm Beach resident was convicted by a federal jury today of participating in a heroin trafficking conspiracy. Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Florida, Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Office, and Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office … Continue reading Florida News: Balmy Lincoln Joseph, Federal Jury Convicts South Florida Resident of Participating in Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy →

Florida – Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael J. De Palma, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and William Hernandez, Chief, North Miami Beach Police Department (NMBPD), announced that Saul Frederick, 45, … Continue reading Florida News: Former Tax Return Preparer, Saul Frederick Sentenced for $1.75 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme →

Florida – A former South Florida attorney and a stock promoter pled guilty today in connection with a $1 million pump and dump securities fraud scheme involving the shares of Valentine Beauty, Inc. (“VLBI”). Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Miami Field … Continue reading Florida News: Mark E. Fisher, Former South Florida Attorney and Stock Promoter Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud in Relation to Pump and Dump Stock Manipulation Scheme →