South Florida Political Consultant Who Defrauded Covid-19 Relief Program Headed to Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Today, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced 29-year-old Damara Holness to 20 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for lying on a…

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Meridian Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special…

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Leader and Organizer of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in the Southern District of Florida

Miami, Florida – Broward County resident Palacio Valdes Farley pled guilty in federal court in Miami to conspiring to traffic marijuana, eutylone, and MDMA, as well as conspiring to launder proceeds of…

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CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former Overland Park, Kansas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to embezzling $3.1 million from his employer and failing to pay nearly $1 million in taxes…

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Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Miami, Florida – A federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale has sentenced three South Florida residents to prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the State of Michigan of…

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Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sex-Trafficking During Miami Super Bowl

Miami, Florida – A New Haven, Connecticut man who coerced two women and a girl into selling themselves for sex in Miami during Super Bowl LIV was sentenced yesterday in Ft. Lauderdale,…

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Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Tampa ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $160,946,371.39 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021…

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Toomsuba Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Toomsuba man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in…

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South Florida Man Charged with Covid-19 Relief Fraud, Buying Lamborghini, Rolex, and Louis Vuitton with Loan Money

Miami, Florida — A Florida man charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made his first appearance today in federal magistrate court in Ft. Lauderdale. According…

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Disruptive Passenger On Airline Facing Federal Charges

NASHVILLE – A criminal complaint unsealed today, charges a Lebanon, Tennessee woman with interfering with a flight crew following an incident on board a Spirit Airlines flight flying to Nashville on November…

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Tampa woman sentenced for laundering $2 million in international “child modeling” websites

TAMPA — A Tampa woman was sentenced to more than five months in federal prison for her involvement in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with an international enterprise which operated subscription-based…

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Four Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Trafficking 13-year-old Minor Victim

Miami, Florida – Four defendants were sentenced in connection with their roles in trafficking a 13-year-old minor victim through the use of online advertisements. The sentences ranged from 16 to 10 years…

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Losing Florida Dem Candidate’s Lawsuit Alleges Universal Income Promise Amounts To Bribing Voters

A Democratic Florida congressional candidate who lost a special election primary by only five votes has issued a lawsuit alleging his opponent’s universal income plan essentially bribed voters, the Associated Press reported.…

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40-Year Federal Prison Sentence for South Florida Man Who Exploited Children

Miami, Florida – Today, U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith handed down a 40-year federal prison sentence for Breshawn Hamilton, a 21-year-old Fort Lauderdale man who produced and possessed sexual abuse material of…

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Colombian National Extradited From Costa Rica To Face Drug Charges In The United States

Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of a 2019 indictment charging Piero Antonio Lubo-Barros, a/k/a “Nostradamus,” (41, Colombia, South America) with conspiracy to distribute large amounts…

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Defendant Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Arson Committed to Threaten Victim in “R. Kelly” Case

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Michael Williams was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 96 months’ imprisonment for setting fire to a vehicle at the…

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Bulgarian National And Washington State Man Charged in Connection With International Enterprise That Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites

Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of two indictments in connection with an international enterprise based in Florida that operated subscription-based sexually exploitative “child modeling” websites.…

Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims

Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Manish Raj Gupta, 50, of Sylvania, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge James G. Carr to more than 19 years in prison after Gupta,…

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Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison

Miami, Florida – Fifty-one-year-old Kevin Dewayne Kirby was sentenced yesterday in federal district court in Ft. Lauderdale to 57 months in federal prison for laundering over $500,000 connected to two wire fraud…

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FLORIDA MAN APPREHENED AT THE CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AS A CAREER OFFENDER ON MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CONVICTION

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Marvin Forbes, age 49, from Orlando, FL, was sentenced to 37 months of incarceration by Judge Robert A. Molloy…

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South Florida Political Consultant Who Defrauded Covid-19 Relief Program Headed to Federal Prison

Meridian Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime

Leader and Organizer of South Florida Drug-Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in the Southern District of Florida

CFO of KC Company Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Embezzlement

Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sex-Trafficking During Miami Super Bowl

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Toomsuba Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon

South Florida Man Charged with Covid-19 Relief Fraud, Buying Lamborghini, Rolex, and Louis Vuitton with Loan Money

Disruptive Passenger On Airline Facing Federal Charges

Tampa woman sentenced for laundering $2 million in international “child modeling” websites

Four Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Trafficking 13-year-old Minor Victim

Losing Florida Dem Candidate’s Lawsuit Alleges Universal Income Promise Amounts To Bribing Voters

40-Year Federal Prison Sentence for South Florida Man Who Exploited Children

Colombian National Extradited From Costa Rica To Face Drug Charges In The United States

Defendant Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Arson Committed to Threaten Victim in “R. Kelly” Case

Bulgarian National And Washington State Man Charged in Connection With International Enterprise That Operated Sexually Exploitive “Child Modeling” Websites

Former Toledo Physician Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Drugging Victims

Miami Man Who Laundered Tax and Computer Scam Money Sentenced to Federal Prison

FLORIDA MAN APPREHENED AT THE CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AS A CAREER OFFENDER ON MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CONVICTION

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