Case Updates

02/06/2026

Justin Scott Godur was arrested and charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

01/15/2026

Thomas Amendola was arrested on three felony counts including organized scheme to defraud, investment fraud, and grand theft for his alleged involvement in an investment fraud scheme.

12/17/2025

Bonel Pierre was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for his role in a fraudulent investment scheme. In addition, Pierre was ordered to pay more than $250,000 in restitution to 32 victims.

11/19/2025

Anthony Michael Hernandez was sentenced to three years in prison, with credit for time served, to be followed by five years of supervised probation, and restitution of $1.8 million after entering a guilty plea. He was charged with organized fraud, exploitation of elderly/disabled adults, and tampering with a witness.

11/18/2025

Eric Levitt was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by 20 years of probation, after a guilty plea, for his role in a fraudulent promissory note investment scheme. He was also ordered to pay more than $570,000 in victim restitution.

10/17/2025

Former financial advisor Mathew Muratori, of Clearwater, was sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of probation for his conviction on charges of grand theft, identity theft, and scheme to defraud.

10/06/2025

Michael Kenneth Campbell was arrested on charges of three counts of selling unregistered securities and one count of organized scheme to defraud. The arrest follows the related arrest of Felipe Anderson Souza, who was also charged with selling unregistered securities and organized scheme to defraud.

09/19/2025

Bernard McBride Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $245,800 in restitution for his role in a fraudulent precious metals and promissory note scam.

09/03/2025

Jerald Benjamin Clawson was arrested on charges of organized fraud and the fraudulent sale of securities for his involvement in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme.

08/28/2025

Cesar Alejandro Cespedes Jordan and Javier Calunga were each sentenced to six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and 150 hours of community service for their role in an auto loan scam that resulted in more than $1 million in losses. In addition, both were sentenced to several months of house arrest and ordered to pay restitution to victims.

08/15/2025

Efrain Betancourt was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in operating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in approximately $66 million in victim losses. Betancourt is the former Chief Executive Officer, managing member, and sole owner of Sky Group, LLC.

08/05/2025

Former financial advisor Mathew Muratori, of Clearwater, was convicted on criminal charges of elderly exploitation, grand theft, identity theft, and scheme to defraud related to the embezzlement of an elderly client’s money.

06/19/2025

Kelly Oliver was arrested and charged with two counts of collecting an advanced fee from a borrower to provide services as a loan broker, a third-degree felony.

05/31/2025

Sanjay Singh was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for running an elaborate investment fraud scheme that conned investors out of more than $160 million.

05/21/2025

Bernard McBride Jr. was convicted on three counts of grand theft related to a precious metals and promissory note investment fraud scheme.

04/30/2025

Yasmani Rodriguez was sentenced to four years in prison, to be followed by seven years of probation for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. In addition, he was ordered to pay $245,000 in restitution plus associated court costs. Further, Rodriguez was banned from any association with a mortgage-related entity and issued a no-contact order for his victims.

03/28/2025

Tyler Anderson was arrested and charged with organized fraud, grand theft, fraudulent mortgage transactions, and assessment and collection of advance fees on the promise of securing loans.

03/10/2025

Roberto Pulido, aka Berto Delvanicci, was arrested and charged with investment fraud, communications fraud, and grand theft related to his alleged role in a foreign exchange market trading scam.

02/21/2025

David Bruce Cohen was sentenced to 14.5 years in prison after being convicted of two counts of grand theft and one count of money laundering, for his role in an investment scam. Additionally, Cohen was ordered to pay restitution of $1,450,000.

01/30/2025

Antonia Perez Hernandez was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of probation for her role in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Hernandez pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $8.4 million from investors by promoting Forcount, aka Weltsys, a crypto trading and mining platform.