Gulfcoast Eye Care to Pay 5K Over Unnecessary Brain Scan Scheme

Gulfcoast Eye Care, an ophthalmology practice with offices in Pinellas Park, Palm Harbor, and St. Petersburg, has agreed to pay $615,000 to settle allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid through a kickback arrangement involving medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs). According to the U.S. Department of Justice,Continue Reading

Jacksonville Man Convicted in Laundromat Shooting and Attempted Robbery

A Duval County jury has found Carlos Lofton guilty of Aggravated Battery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm) and Attempted Armed Robbery (Discharge of a Firearm Causing Great Bodily Harm), according to Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s Office. As a Prison Releasee Reoffender, Lofton now faces up toContinue Reading

Administrator of Criminal Online Marketplace Extradited to U.S. From Kosovo

Liridon Masurica, 33, of Gjilan, Kosovo, also known online as “@blackdb,” has been extradited to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and multiple counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized access devices. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the extradition. If convicted onContinue Reading

Life Sentence for Man Convicted in 2020 Ocala Murder

A jury delivered a guilty verdict on Wednesday, May 7th, in the 2020 murder case of 44-year-old David Vega. Stanley Summer Jr., 49, was found guilty of Premeditated First-Degree Murder with a Firearm after a brief deliberation. Following the verdict, Judge McCourt sentenced Summer to life in prison. Chief AssistantContinue Reading