Fraud and Florida's multimillion-dollar wheelchair
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One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million.
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(InfoWorld) - A Michigan man has been fined $400 and must work 40 hours of community service for using a local cafÃ©'s Wi-Fi connection from his parked car to check his e-mail and surf the Web. He got off easy, according to the local TV station that reported the case: Under Michigan computer access law, using a Wi-Fi connection without authorization is a felony, punishable by as much a $10,000 fine and five years in prison. But the story raises more questions than it answers, including whether the cafÃ©'s Wi-Fi connection was a fee-based service, which would imply authorization was required, or a free service that, without any security restrictions, could be accessed by anyone within range, including someone outside the restaurant. The story also doesn't say whether the defendant, Sam Peterson II, of Sparta, Ill., was convicted of the crime or pled to the charge. Peterson routinely drove to Sparta's Re-Union Street Caf, to check his e-mail but never went into the coffee shop. His regular routine drew the attention of Sparta Police Chief Andrew Milanowski, who asked Peterson what he was doing. Peterson told him. After checking the Michigan statutes, the chief swore out a complaint of fraudulent computer access.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
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U.S. billionaire Ronald Perelman has gone to Florida's highest state court to overturn an appeals court ruling that stripped him of a $1.58 billion jury award against Morgan Stanley .
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A high-profile probe and a towing scandal are the latest in the city's struggles against crooked deals.
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By Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 2--Don't look at getting rid of that old computer as the chance to make a profit, or even to garner much more cash than it will take in time and energy to pawn it off.
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After an internal university investigation into academic fraud, the Florida State Seminoles may have to vacate victories, possibly altering Coach Bobby Bowdenâs career victory record.
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TUSCON, Ariz. -- Federal investigators say there may be a link between an Arizona company and anti-wrinkle injections that paralyzed four people in Florida.
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Revelations of corporate fraud are dependent on a wide range of sometimes unlikely players.
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As Florida attempts to recover from an estimated $15 billion in damages left by Hurricane Charley, tax-exempt debt issuance from the state is likely to increase so Florida can replenish its Hurricane Catastrophe ...
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ELYRIA, Ohio - It took authorities just 12 hours to hear about and stop a man's eBay offer to sell his vote.    James Pengov, 36, of Elyria, said he was hoping to land enough money from selling his vote to pay medical bills...
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Fraud in the $300 billion-a-year Medicaid program is widespread and the federal government is not doing enough to combat it, congressional investigators said in a report released on Wednesday.
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By Sara Kennedy, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec.
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Federal prosecutors said they uncovered a mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 28 properties in South Florida and fraudulent loans totaling more than $14.2 million.
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By Sherri Ackerman, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 23--TAMPA -- Facing an estimated $104 million deficit, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities has cut services to Florida's neediest residents.
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ORLANDO, Florida Greg Lawrence talks about the $10 bag of ice. Kenneth Kleppach says he was clipped for nearly three times the advertised price for a hotel room. And a man with a chain saw told Jerry Olmstead he could clear the oak tree off his roof, but ...
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Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands