Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade Opening First Location in Sarasota

Sarasota, FL – Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade (Wow Wow), the premier gourmet lemonade franchise, has announced its first restaurant opening in Florida slated for Q1 of 2022. The first Wow Wow location…

Food & Dining

Illinois Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Viewing Child Sex Abuse Images While Traveling On A Commercial Airplane

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Donald Max Ingram (70, Illinois) to five years in federal prison for possessing and viewing images of children being sexually abused…

Winter Haven Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Theft Of Government Funds

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Daniel Brooke (49, Winter Haven) to six months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for theft of…

Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Ammunition, Obstructing Justice, And Attempted Witness Tampering

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Sergio Antonio Hood (37, Tampa) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon,…

10 Foreign Nationals Charged In Years-Long, Multimillion-Dollar Investment And Impersonation Scheme

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), Thomas Fattorusso,…

Convicted Felon Sentenced To More Than 14 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Firearms And Narcotics

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Leon Grant, Jr. (40, St. Petersburg) to 14 years and 2 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to…

South Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison Term for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns, Costing IRS Almost $3 Million

Miami, Florida – A Highlands County, Florida tax return preparer was sentenced yesterday to 37 months imprisonment for filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Benny Aguilar, 49, of…

Government News

Eight People Charged in South Florida Federal Bank Fraud, Money Laundering Case

Miami, Florida – In a 30-count indictment unsealed today, a Miami federal grand jury charged eight defendants for their roles in a fraudulent check and money laundering scheme. The indictment charges…

Two $1 Million Mega Million Winning Tickets sold in Miami and Lighthouse Point

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Maria Fierro Abascal, of Miami, and Raymond Karam, of Lighthouse Point, each claimed a $1 million MEGA MILLIONS® prize using secured drop boxes located…

Florida News·Lottery Results

Valrico Man Charged With Cyberstalking

Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Dominique Jade Dragan (28, Valrico) with cyberstalking. If convicted, Dragan faces a maximum penalty of…

Fentanyl Trafficker Convicted At Trial

Tampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Clifford Edward Albritton, III (44, Lakeland) guilty of conspiracy to possess 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and…

Illegal Alien Felons charged for illegal gun trafficking in Ocean and Monmouth Counties

TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey man and a Florida man were charged today with conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including multiple handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, in and around Monmouth and…

Jersey Shore News·Monmouth County News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News

Spring Hill Woman Claims First $5 Million Top Prize From The Gold Rush Limited Scratch-off

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Valerie Homer-Faggart, 68, of Spring Hill, claimed the first $5 million top prize from the new GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s…

Florida News·Lottery Results

Governor Ron DeSantis Selects Three Inductees to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the selection of Virginia Covington, Barbara Nicklaus and Beverly White Yeager to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame. Each year, the Governor selects three nominees…

Community News·Florida News

19 Defendants Charged With Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…

Dual United States-Colombian Citizen Indicted For Producing And Possessing Child Sex Abuse Materials And Engaging In Child Sex Tourism

Tampa, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Hugo Espinosa Chavez (58, Tampa) with the production and possession of child sex abuse materials as well as foreign travel…

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