Area Corruption Task Force News Today

How much they’ll be worth in federal prison time will be decided in May.

A former Miami-Dade police officer was sentenced to 4 months in prison after committing fraud while applying for loans.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office, 49-year-old Wimberly allegedly demanded cash payments to facilitate the sale of a city property to an outside party.

In 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act intended to provide emergency financial assistance during the pandemic. Unfortunately, it also proved to be a magnet for fraud.

He revived his dead company only to use it for the fraud.

  A former Detroit cop was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to six years and eight months in prison for extortion. Deonne Dotson, 49, was accused of accepting bribes from auto collision shops in exchange for referring stolen and  abandoned vehicles recovered in the city to their shops. Authorities say he also created false police reports in exchange for money from the businesses. Vehicle owners didnt know Dotson was paid by the collision shops when they agreed to have their cars fixed b...

Detroit police officer sentenced to 80 months in prison for abandoned vehicle towing scheme By David Komer online producer Published  DETROIT (FOX 2) - A former Detroit Police Department officer was sentenced to about six and a half years, or 80 months in federal prison following convictions for extortion on Tuesday, said Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin.     Deonne Dotson, 49, was convicted after an 8-day jury trial before United States District Judge Robert H. Cleland. The trial ...