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fraudtopic
Floridaplace
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How they overlap

Of the articles on each keyword in the last 7 days, with the same text and sources, how many also mention the other. Per lean: the share of its outlets' articles on fraud that mention Florida.

8.5% of the 165 articles on fraud also mention Florida, as do 12.3% of the 114 articles on Florida.

Left-leaning4 of 37 articles
10.8%
Least biased1 of 17 articles
5.9%
Right-leaning9 of 111 articles
8.1%

Who picked it up when

It was already in the news on Oct 21, when this period starts, so who reported it first is not shown.

One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.

Drag across the strip of articles per day to zoom into some days.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Results

14 articles mention fraud and Florida in the last 7 days (Oct 21 to Oct 27).

Articles matching the query
Article
New York PostFlorida man convicted of stealing over $760k worth of Tiffany’s jewelry he swallowedNew York Post

While in jail, he “spontaneously” asked staff if he was going to be charged “with what’s in my stomach,” according to an arrest report.

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BreitbartMiami Woman Charged with Assuming Her Dead Sister's Identity to Get Taxpayers to Pay for Her HousingBreitbart

A Florida woman has been charged with posing as her dead sister to have taxpayers pay her rent in Miami through a federal public housing program for low-income residents. The post Miami Woman Charged with Assuming Her Dead Sister’s Identity to Get Taxpayers to Pay for Her Housing appeared first on Breitbart .

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Hacker News: Front PageFlorida officer found dead man, impersonated him for years, renovated his homeHacker News: Front Page

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-impersonates-dead-florida-man-moved-into-home-rcna604844 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50213826 Points: 31 # Comments: 11

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CBS NewsA Florida cop found a dead man, had him cremated and stole his identity, prosecutors sayCBS News

A Florida police officer is accused of stealing a dead man's identity and then moving into his home. CBS News Miami's Chelsea Jones has more.

0.55
CBS NewsFlorida cop accused of stealing dead man's identity and moving into his homeCBS News

A Florida police officer is accused of stealing a dead man's identity and illegally taking possession of his home more than four years ago. Cristian Benavides has more.

0.75
ABC NewsWATCH: Florida officer accused of stealing dead man's identity to take over his houseABC News

The officer is on paid administrative leave, and faces up to five felony charges.

0.45
BreitbartVIDEO: Florida Policeman Who Found Dead Man Accused of Taking His Identity and HomeBreitbart

A policeman is accused of using a deceased man's identity to take over his residence in Florida and is facing several charges in the case. The post VIDEO: Florida Policeman Who Found Dead Man Accused of Taking His Identity and Home appeared first on Breitbart .

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The Washington TimesFlorida cop accused of scheme to take possession of dead man's homeThe Washington Times

A Lauderhill, Florida, police officer accused of scheming to take control of a dead man's home claimed to be his therapist and counselor.

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The GuardianFlorida police officer finds man dead and steals his house and identity, authorities allegeThe Guardian

The officer says he took possession of the property and renovated it ‘to prevent criminal activity’ and ‘squatting’ A Florida police officer who discovered a man dead during a welfare check stole his house and identity and spent years renovating the property for himself, authorities said. Brian Louis Sguros, 35, an officer with the Lauderhill police department near Miami, appeared in court Wednesday on charges including criminal use of a deceased person’s identification. Continue reading...

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The Daily WireCop Responds To Dead Man’s House, Then Makes Himself Right At HomeThe Daily Wire

Dennis West, 71, was found dead in his Florida home in July 2022 during a welfare check. A few weeks later, one of the police officers who discovered his body decided to steal the man’s identity by forging his signature, paying his taxes, and taking possession of and renovating his home, authorities say. Brian Louis ...

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The Washington TimesLauderhill, Fla., police officer accused of assuming identity of dead man he found to take his houseThe Washington Times

An officer for the Lauderhill Police Department in Florida has been accused of assuming the identity of a man he found dead and trying to take possession of the man's house.

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ABC NewsFlorida mayor arrested on grand theft and fraud charges over COVID relief funds: AGABC News

Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa is being charged with grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.

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The GuardianFlorida gambling helpline director sentenced to nearly 10 years over $1.4m theft to fund addictionThe Guardian

Philip Sullivan, who sought to rebuild his life after gambling addiction, convicted of stealing from real-estate employer A Florida man who stole more than $1m from his employer to bankroll a gambling problem – before becoming the director of his state’s gambling addiction helpline in trying to make amends – was recently sentenced to nearly a decade in prison. Bay county, Florida, authorities charged Philip Sullivan in March 2024 with stealing $1.4m from the Panama City Beach real-estate company for which he was the chief financial officer, Royal American, as local news outlets WMBB and WJHG had previously reported. Continue reading...

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New York PostFlorida police officer allegedly took over dead man’s home, posed as him for 4 years before being caughtNew York Post

A Florida police officer is accused of illegally taking over a dead man's home, using his identity and renovating the residence over a span of four years, only to be caught when he sued the owner's heirs for reimbursement for the renovations.

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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles. The search icon searches for fraud and that keyword instead of Florida, keeping the text, sources, source type and time range.

Coverage by source

The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Articles mentioning fraud and Florida, by source, in the last 7 days
The Guardian0.3%2621
ABC News1.7%2117
Hacker News: Front Page0.6%1166
CBS News0.5%2417
The Washington Times0.6%2322
New York Post0.3%2801
The Daily Wire0.5%1205
Breitbart0.5%2372

Coverage by lean

The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.

Left-leaning2 of 15 sources
0.1%
Least biased1 of 8 sources
0.1%
Right-leaning5 of 15 sources
0.2%

Lean index +0.5: covered about evenly across the spectrum

Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.

lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright

Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.

2 sources have no MBFC bias score and are not shown.

Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.