After being indicted on Oct. 20, 2015 a federal court sitting in Florida found a dermatologist guilty of several crimes. The 69-year-old will be sentenced after the U.S. Probation Office's presentence investigation is completed and reported. Along with 52 counts of...
Month: November 2016
Identical twin arrested in sister’s death
The strange story of identical twins begins a two-hour drive east of Fort Myers. There in Palm Beach County, the sisters owned a yoga studio for years before changing their names and moving to Hawaii in 2015.Thirty-seven-year-old Alexandria Duval was taken into...
How accurate is eyewitness testimony?
When a witness takes the stand and claims that he or she saw the crime happen and can identify the perpetrator, juries tend to take it seriously. However, there are many factors that can greatly affect a person's perceptions and memories of an event, even when the...
Teens charged in Lee County robberies
Few things are as frightening for parents as a phone call from a Fort Myers police station. Two sets of parents recently experienced that when their teenagers were accused of robbing a Lee County bank and auto parts store.While the boy is 19 years old, the girl is...
Fort Myers man among dozens charged with white collar crimes
Law enforcement officials fanned out across the United States, taking 61 people into custody in connection with an alleged call center scam. Among those arrested was a 49-year-old Fort Myers man who now faces white collar crime charges that include wire fraud and...