South Florida Man Gets Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone Pills

Miami, Florida – A U.S. District Court Judge in South Florida has sentenced a 26-year-old Fort Pierce man to 121 months in federal prison for trafficking nearly 400 grams of fentanyl. On…

Founders Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Plead Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Arthur Hayes and BENJAMIN DELO, founders and executives of purportedly “off-shore” cryptocurrency derivatives exchange the Bitcoin Mercantile…

St. Croix Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison After Attempting to Smuggle Two Kilograms of Cocaine Thru the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport

ST. CROIX, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a St. Croix man, Keithley Parris, age 34, appeared before Visiting Judge Ann E. Thompson, in District Court, and was sentenced…

Federal Special Agent Pleads Guilty To Gambling With Government Funds

LAS VEGAS – An FBI Special Agent pleaded guilty yesterday to misusing government money to gamble at a Las Vegas casino. Scott F. Carpenter (40), of New York, pleaded guilty to one…

Jury Finds Leader Of Fort Myers Drug Trafficking Organization Guilty Of Killing An FBI Informant

Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Robert Lee Ward (53, Fort Myers) guilty of conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and…

Former Executive Director of Miss Florida Scholarship Program Indicted for Fraud

Miami, Florida – Today, the former Executive Director of the Miss Florida Scholarship Program made her first appearance in federal court in Miami to face a seven-count indictment charging her with defrauding…

Identity Thief Sentenced To 45 Months In Prison For Fraud, Possession Of Stolen Mail And Identity Theft

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kristopher Blake Hill, 40, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to charges of bank fraud, identity fraud, access device fraud,…

Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body

Miami, Florida – A South Florida grand jury has indicted a veteran police officer from Jamaica with importing cocaine into the United States with the intent to distribute it here. The indictment…

US Home Prices Surged To Record High In 2021

U.S. home prices soared to a record high in 2021 as low mortgage rates fueled buyers to rush into a market with ultra-low inventory, according to a home price index. Home prices…

Central Florida Man Charged With Almost $20 Million In Fraud

Orlando, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Nikesh Ajay Patel (38, formerly from Orlando) has been arraigned on charges related to almost $20 million in fraud that he perpetrated…

Iraqi gun smuggler convicted in federal trial

DUBLIN, GA: An Iraqi national was convicted on charges of attempting to smuggle guns through the Port of Savannah after a three-day trial in federal court. Nihad Al Jaberi, 42, of Clarkston,…

Homestead Woman Wins $1 Million After Shopping at Publix by Playing Scratch-Off

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Francis Flores, 57, of Homestead, claimed a $1 million top prize from the STRUCK BY LUCK Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Miami District…

11 Members and Associates of the Brooklyn-Based Woo Gang Charged with Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Romean Brown, Tyrek Clarke, Kennith Desir, Stephan Dorminvil, Kai Heyward, Keith James, Oneal Marks, Jahriah Olivierre, Christopher Jean Pierre, Roleeke…

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South Florida Man Gets Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone Pills

Founders Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Plead Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

St. Croix Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison After Attempting to Smuggle Two Kilograms of Cocaine Thru the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport

Federal Special Agent Pleads Guilty To Gambling With Government Funds

Jury Finds Leader Of Fort Myers Drug Trafficking Organization Guilty Of Killing An FBI Informant

Former Executive Director of Miss Florida Scholarship Program Indicted for Fraud

Identity Thief Sentenced To 45 Months In Prison For Fraud, Possession Of Stolen Mail And Identity Theft

Jamaican Police Officer Charged with Smuggling Cocaine from Jamaica to South Florida Inside Her Body

US Home Prices Surged To Record High In 2021

Central Florida Man Charged With Almost $20 Million In Fraud

Iraqi gun smuggler convicted in federal trial

Homestead Woman Wins $1 Million After Shopping at Publix by Playing Scratch-Off

11 Members and Associates of the Brooklyn-Based Woo Gang Charged with Multi-Million Dollar COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Previously Deported Haitian Citizen Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport

New Jersey Strikes Gold in Florida and Wins $1 Million Playing Gold Rush Scratch-Off

Jamaican Man Convicted Of Obstructing His Deportation

Mexican national arrested for acting on behalf of Russian agent

Fort Pierce Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

U.S. Attorney Parker announces district priorities, management team

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