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Multiple members of the Broward Sheriff’s Office, including sworn deputies, are under federal investigation for their participation in collecting COVID-19 relief money known as the Paycheck Protection Program, sources said this week. The South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office has been pursuing cases of pandemic relief fraud involving the program, which was run by the Small Business Administration and meant to help keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic. Those facing scrutiny had submitted paperwork for loans for the most money possible under the program, according to a source. Since...

A woman was killed in a car crash in Lauderdale Lakes last week, and all efforts to identify her have been unsuccessful, leading the Broward Sheriff’s Office to release a sketch of her Tuesday. The 4-foot-9, 80-pound woman was crossing the road near the 3400 block of North State Road 7 and the intersection of Northwest 34th Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sept. 27 when the driver of a  2023 Kia Soul heading southbound hit her in the right lane, the Sheriff’s Office said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Kia driver stayed to cooperate with the investigation. The Sheriff’s...

Eight South Florida residents have either pleaded guilty or been convicted for their participation in a scheme where thousands of fake nursing diplomas and transcripts were sold out of three accredited schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties to aspiring nurses, allowing them to sit for national board exams and to land nursing jobs across the country. Seven of the eight pleaded guilty, including two nursing school owners, while one defendant was convicted Thursday. Four of them are awaiting sentencing. A total of 20 defendants who federal prosecutors announced charges against in the...