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Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Venezuelan National Sentenced for Sanctions Evasion Scheme
MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: George Semerene Quintero (Semerene), 61, of Venezuela, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and for his role in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions imposed on Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA), a Venezuelan  more

Justice Dept.: Owner of Florida Healthcare Companies Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Defendant Caused More than $10M in Tax Loss to the IRS * * * A Florida man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Miami to not paying employment taxes and not filing his individual income tax returns. According to court documents, Paul Walczak, of Palm Beach Gardens, controlled a web of interconnected healthcare companies operating under various names, including Palm Health Part  more