Jacksonville pharmacist, pharmacy owner sentenced for illegally filling drug prescriptions issued by south Georgia ‘pill mill’ doctor

BRUNSWICK, GA: A pharmacist and a pharmacy owner have been sentenced to close out the prosecution of a white-coat operation that illegally distributed more than half a million opioid pills and other…

July 22, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Damien Deshaun Dennis (42, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Dennis faces a maximum penalty of…

July 15, 2022

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Jacksonville Convicted Felon Indicted For Possessing Firearms And Ammunition

Department of Justice Press Releases

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Stephan Leon Marshall (34, Jacksonville) with possessing two firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted,…

July 15, 2022

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Four Jacksonville-Area Men Sentenced To Federal Prison Terms For Drug Offenses

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Orlando Pina (31, Atlantic Beach), Tawfiq Goggans (25, Jacksonville), Juan Carlos Muniz-Alvarez (33, Jacksonville), and Juan Carlos Muniz-Alvarez (33, Jacksonville) have…

June 30, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Indicted For The Illegal Possession Of Multiple Firearms

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Jacksonville, Florida–United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of a three-count indictment charging Michael Christopher Langston (37, Jacksonville) with illegally possessing 11 firearms and a firearm silencer. If convicted, he…

June 16, 2022

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Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Charged With Using And Attempting To Use A Minor To Produce Sexually Explicit Images

Department of Justice Press Releases

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment against Alejandro Carmona-Fonseca (47, Green Cove Springs) charging him with one count of using a minor child to…

June 6, 2022

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Jacksonville Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Samuel Christopher Templeman (47, Jacksonville) to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiring to sex traffic a child.…

May 19, 2022

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Former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Emergency Dispatcher Pleads Guilty To Producing Photos And A Video Of Himself Sexually Abusing Two Young Children

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Scott Matthew Yotka (47, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to two counts of producing photos and a video depicting himself while he…

May 16, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Drug Trafficking

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Vershaun Lamar Puzie (33, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.…

April 29, 2022

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Jacksonville Sexual Predator Sentenced To 35 Years For Using Hidden Camera To Produce And Possess Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced James Thomas Butler II (41, Jacksonville) to 35 years in federal prison for the production, attempted production, and possession…

April 28, 2022

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Jacksonville Methamphetamine Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced three Jacksonville men to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Steven Ray McWhorter (49) was sentenced…

April 28, 2022

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Retired Jacksonville School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Possessing Videos And Images Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Michael Paul Gillis (64, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to possessing computer media containing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of…

April 28, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Use A 9-Year-Old Child To Produce Photos Of Sexual Abuse

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tadd Andrew Melton (33, Jacksonville) today pleaded guilty to attempted production of child sex abuse images. Melton faces a minimum mandatory sentence…

April 27, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing His Twin’s Identity To Obtain Veterans Benefits

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Wayne Bowen (64, Jacksonville) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered Bowen to reimburse…

April 26, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Over The Internet

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – Chief United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Michael Lee Aurandt (51, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse images and videos…

April 22, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Pleaded Guilty to Student Aid Fraud and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offense

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty yesterday to using identities of family members, drug addicts and homeless people to steal over a quarter of a million dollars in federal student…

April 22, 2022

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Former Jacksonville Resident Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Travel Scam

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger today sentenced Juan Carlos Arteaga (58, Conroe, TX) to 3 years in federal prison for wire fraud. Arteaga had been released on…

April 20, 2022

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Owner Of Jacksonville Tax Preparation Business Convicted Of Tax Fraud

Department of Justice Press Releases·Jackson Township News

Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Ali Akhenaten (formerly known as Darryl Oliver) guilty of five counts of tax fraud. Akhenaten faces a maximum penalty of three years in federal…

April 15, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 5+ Years on Firearm Charges Related to Crack Cocaine Sales

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEW BERN, N.C. – Elias Johnson, 21, of Jacksonville, was sentenced today to 62 months in prison for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing a firearm…

March 17, 2022

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Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Firearms While Subject To A Domestic Violence Injunction

Department of Justice Press Releases

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Andrew Carl Fulda (44, Jacksonville) to 37 months in federal prison for possessing firearms while he was subject to a domestic…

March 9, 2022

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