South Florida Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge sitting in Ft. Pierce, Florida sentenced Zachary S. Spiegel, 38, of Jensen Beach, to 120 months in prison after a jury found Spiegel guilty of…

Sex Offender Sentenced in South Florida to Over 29 Years for Attempting to Sexually Entice Minor

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Fort Pierce, Florida this week sentenced a 47-year-old Orlando man to 355 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting…

Student Expelled for Rest of School Year After Video of Gun Makes its Rounds at Parkside High School

SALISBURY, MD – A video that went viral throughout the community of Salisbury has led to the expulsion of one student for the rest of the school year, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s…

Alleged Health Care Fraudster Ordered Detained Pending Trial After Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed Toward Cuba

Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare be detained pending trial,…

Suspect Arrested for Murder of Wicomico County Deputy

DELMAR, MD – Police have arrested the man who allegedly shot and killed Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Glenn Hilliard on Sunday.. The suspect, Austin Jacob Allen Davidson, 20, of Delmar, Maryland,…

Leader of $9 Million Scheme to Defraud Prescription Drug Coupon Programs Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Today, William Clero, 45, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore to 210 months in prison. Clero had previously pleaded guilty to…

No Bond for Fort Pierce Man Charged in Federal Court with Child Sexual Exploitation

Miami, Florida – Today, following a hearing, a federal magistrate judge ordered that 21-year-old Blaine Korbin Hulten remain behind bars pending his trial on charges of sexually enticing a child, producing child…

Cruise Ship Employee from South Florida Charged With Sexually Exploiting Minor He Met on Alaskan Voyage

Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors in Fort Pierce, Florida have charged a 38-year-old cruise ship employee from Stuart, Florida with enticing an underage girl he met on the ship into having sex…

CEO of Mining Capital Coin Indicted in $62 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida – An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging the CEO of Mining Capital Coin (MCC), a purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud…

Police Arrest Chapin Murder Suspect in New Hampshire

SEABROOK, NH – A man wanted for murder in Chaplin, Connecticut was arrested and charged by the New Hampshire State Police after fleeing to that state. Police arrested 42-year-old Matthew Candler. Police…

Female Passenger Beat 80-Year-Old Man, Stole His Car

DOVER, DE – An 80-year-old man who was driving a 53-year-old female acquaintance was beaten and his his car stolen by the woman after they engaged in a heated and physical argument.…

Suspect in New Castle Motel Stabbing Murder Arrested

NEW CASTLE, DE – The suspect wanted for a stabbing murder at a New Castle motel has been arrested and charged with first degree murder and weapons charges. Back on April 10,…

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Nationwide “Felony Lane Gang” Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tyrone Parker, age 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pled guilty today in federal court in Syracuse to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United…

Elks Name $50,000 Most Valuable Student Scholarship Winners

Scholars from New Jersey to California tuned in for a day full of virtual programming. Through the power of technology, the scholars were able to connect with each other and learn more…

Jamaican Police Officer Used Her Body to Smuggle Over 1,000 Grams of Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida

Miami, Florida – A police officer from Jamaica has pled guilty in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale to importing cocaine into the United States. As part of her guilty plea, 42-year-old…

Former South Florida Police Officer Guilty of Attempting to Sexually Exploit Child

Miami, Florida – A former police officer with the Sewall’s Point, Florida Police Department has pled guilty in Ft. Pierce federal court to attempting to sexually entice a 15-year-old boy and produce…

The Justice Department announced today the seizure of Hydra Market (Hydra), the world’s largest and longest-running darknet market. In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet market-related cryptocurrency transactions,…

Justice Department Investigation Leads To Shutdown Of Largest Online Darknet Marketplace

SAN FRANCISCO – The Justice Department announced today the seizure of Hydra Market (Hydra), the world’s largest and longest-running darknet market. In 2021, Hydra accounted for an estimated 80% of all darknet…

United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds

Miami, Florida – In one of the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture actions ever filed by the United States, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida successfully forfeited approximately $34 million worth of…

South Florida Man Guilty of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor

Miami, Florida – A federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida has found Zachary S. Spiegel, 38, of Jensen Beach, guilty of attempted on-line enticement of a minor. According to evidence presented at…

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