By Larry Keller
Coastal Delray Beach osteopathic doctor Michael Ligotti was a man in whom investigators had long been interested as they probed fraudulent practices in one of Palm Beach County’s largest industries — substance abuse treatment centers.
David Del Rio sits in court during a bail hearing related to charges he stole nearly $3 million from Betty Cabral of Highland Beach. The judge set bail at $463,000. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
As Palm Beach County sheriff’
By Rich Pollack
Attorneys for David Del Rio, the financial adviser accused of siphoning nearly $900,000 from the accounts of a Highland Beach widow who was later found slain, will be in court this month hoping to get him released on bail.
Del Rio, wh
By Jane Smith
The Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Sober Homes Task Force has met its year-end deadline to make recommendations to the Florida Legislature about possible changes to counteract sober home fraud.
The state attorney received a o
By Jane Smith
The third former Delray Beach city employee prosecuted for his role in using a company that charged the city for goods that were never delivered has pleaded guilty, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
Cesar Irizarry, 51,
By Angie Francalancia
Federal authorities have seized the Ocean Ridge home and another home owned by JosephRomano, who has been accused of resurrecting a $40 million boiler room scam he originated on Long Island with his Delray Beach-based Collec
