Category: Florida Business
Florida man accused of reporting fake bomb in Publix bathroom during meat heist
Thursday June 13, 2024
A Cocoa man has found himself behind bars after he allegedly reported a fake bomb in a Publix bathroom in an apparent ruse to distract deputies as he …
South Florida supermarket owner arrested on allegations of selling rotting fish
Posted in Florida Business
Friday July 26, 2019
The owner of a South Florida supermarket is facing criminal charges on accusations that he has been selling decomposing and rotting fish to the public…
Florida man gets 7 years for arranging 80 fake marriages
Posted in Florida Business
Friday June 21, 2019
An Indian man living in Florida has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for arranging more than 80 fraudulent marriages.…
Florida city will pay hackers $600,000 to get its computer systems back
Thursday June 20, 2019
A saga that began with a municipal employee opening a corrupted email has forced a small Florida city to agree to pay nearly $600,000 to the hackers …
South Florida doctor arrested after dispensing meth to patients
Tuesday June 18, 2019
Federal authorities said McClean was illegally dispensing and using methamphetamine. "Doctors are not supposed to prescribe methamphetamine" …
South Florida man says he was deceived when he bought tiny strip of land
Posted in Florida Business
Saturday June 15, 2019
A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid $9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he got was a 1-foot-by-10…
Florida Burger King worker seen mopping tables (Video)
Posted in Florida Business
Friday June 7, 2019
A Jacksonville mother told News4Jax she witnessed a Burger King employee use a mop to clean several tables in the restaurant's play area on Thursday n…
Wendy’s employee fired for taking a bath in the sink
Posted in Florida Business
Thursday June 6, 2019
A Florida Wendy's employee caught on camera taking a bath in the sink has been fired, according to officials. In a statement the director of marketing…
Florida boat captain accused of drinking, opening fire and refusing to return passengers to dock
Wednesday June 5, 2019
A charter boat captain is accused of boating under the influence, opening fire with a handgun and refusing to bring his passengers back to shore over …
Florida-based rental company Hertz has a pattern of mistakenly reporting cars stolen leaving customers arrested
Thursday May 9, 2019
Florida-based rental company: cases are "extremely rare"…