Suspect accused of stealing $63,000 from 88-year-old Sarasota man with Publisherâs Clearing House scam
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SARASOTA, Fla. - Deputies arrested Donte Johnson, 25, of Plantation, after they say he scammed an 88-year-old Sarasota man out of $63,000.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, the victim believed he was paying taxes for Publisher’s Clearing House winnings in advance and deposited $63,000 into two separate bank accounts. His family contacted law enforcement in October 2020.
With the help of surveillance video, detectives investigating the case identified Johnson as the suspect using the victim’s identity to withdraw money.
South Florida Pediatrician Detained on Federal Child Pornography Possession Charge
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Miami, Florida – Today, a federal magistrate judge in Ft. Lauderdale ordered South Florida pediatrician Michael Mizrachy, 49, of Parkland, Florida, held without bond pending trial on a federal charge of possession of child pornography.
According to the federal criminal complaint affidavit, in June 2020, the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a CyberTip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children about files depicting child pornography being uploaded to an e-mail account, including a video of a prepubescent child being sexually abused. An investigation led law enforcement to Mizrachy, who worked as a pediatrician in Broward County, Florida. The affidavit alleges that during execution of a search warrant at Mizrachy’s home in Parkland, Florida, law enforcement officers obtained evidence that Mizrachy used an instant messenger application
A South Florida pediatrician who was recently charged in federal court with possessing child pornography is a "danger" to the community and must await his trial behind bars, a judge ruled Monday.
Mother of woman killed in Broward: ‘I just want to know who, why’
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Alaysia Hart was visiting her mother in South Florida when she was shot and killed on Sunday in Broward County. She was 20 years old.
Through tears on Thursday night, Jessica Tyre said Hart had been living in Cape Coral with her fiancé and she was in town to have fun.
“I’m so sad that she’s gone,” Tyre said. “I feel like I’m going to wake up tomorrow and she’s going to be here but I know she’s not”
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