Accomplice who freed viral video spring breaker from cop car arrested

CLEARWATER, FL – He said he wanted to be famous and now he is, the Clearwater Police Department said. 18-year-old Adam Asad of Oldsmar was captured in a now-viral video opening the…

Spring breaker flees police in Clearwater

Handcuffed, Florida spring breaker runs from police, goes viral

Clearwater, FL – About the only thing going good for spring breaker Dominic Glass, 18, of Land O’ Lakes was that he has become an instant TikTok sensation. That happened after a…

Key West Police Seeking Burglary Suspect

KEY WEST, FL – Key West Police Detectives are seeking help identifying this man. He is the suspect in a burglary that occurred at the Ibis Bay on February 24th. The male’s…

Accused Iraqi gun smuggler arraigned in Savannah

SAVANNAH, GA – An Iraqi national has appeared in U.S. District Court in Savannah after his indictment on charges related to the attempted smuggling of firearms to Iraq. Nihad Al Jaberi, 41,…

Man Sentenced in Ft. Pierce to over 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Migrants by Sea ahead of Hurricane

MIAMI, FLORIDA – Yesterday, a federal judge in Ft. Pierce sentenced a Bahamian man to 151 months in prison for trying to smuggle migrants into the United States on a poorly-equipped and…

Sea turtle egg poachers get prison time

MIAMI, FLORIDA – Bruce Wayne Bivins and Carl Lawrence Cobb, both of Riviera Beach, Florida, will serve federal prison terms after pleading guilty to poaching federally-protected sea turtle eggs. U.S. District Court…

Man who helped get the New York Jets to back-to-back championships joins Berk

NEW YORK, NY – Berk Communications, an award-winning, independent public relations firm, announced today that it has signed former New York Jets General Manager and Miami Dolphins Executive Vice President of Football…

Indian River Deputies Ticket Porches, Lamborghinis and McLarens During “Charity Driving Rally”

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FL – Some drivers in an alleged charity rally drive from Orlando to Miami Beach which including some very expensive cars received tickets and will now be making a…

Husband, Wife going to jail for selling bogus Chinese male enhancement products

ROME, GA – Irfanali Momin and Shiba I. Momin a/k/a Saguftabanu Momin, husband and wife, have been sentenced to prison for naturalization fraud and conspiring to illegally import and distribute misbranded drug…

Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Preparers

MIAMI, FLORIDA – The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to bar three Miami Gardens-area tax return preparers and their…

Three men charged for installing credit card skimmers at Bay County area gas pumps

LYNN HAVEN, FL – If you gassed up in the Bay County area, you might want to double-check your credit card statements because the police here found credit card skimmers on several…

Brooklyn Man Charged With Armed Robbery Of Soho Luxury Retail Store

BROOKLYN, NY – Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal…

Chattahoochee Man Acted As Money Mule In “Jamaican Lottery” Scam

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – David Murray of Chattahoochee, Florida, was sentenced today to 42 months imprisonment for acting as a money mule for a Jamaican Operation Linked to Telecommunications (JOLT), commonly referred to as a…

Man charged for illegal possession of conch near Sunset Key

SUNSHINE KEY, FL – Did you know that taking live conch out of the waters in and around Florida is illegal? One poacher near Sunset Key found out the hard way, according…

Man Bought Lamborghini After Getting $3.9 Million PPP Loan

MIAMI , FLORIDA – A Florida man pleaded guilty today for fraudulently obtaining approximately $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in part, to purchase a $318,000…

Two women seriously injured in crash on U.S. 31

Peru, Indiana – Today at approximately 10:53 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Miami County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 31 at Business U.S. 31,…

Oklahoma Highway Patrolman Injured by Another Chasing Suspect Driving Stolen Police Charger

MIAMI, OK – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating after a pursuit and stolen patrol unit resulted in injuries to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper. It…

Fayetteville Woman Sentenced To Over 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

Fayetteville, Arkansas – David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Donna Sara Daosavanh, age 33, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison without the…

Defendants Sentenced For Roles in International Firearms Trafficking

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Two defendants were sentenced last week in federal court for their roles in an international firearms trafficking ring. On Monday, January 11, 2021, Naomi Natal Haynes, 41, a…

Tiger King didn’t get Trump Pardon but man who bought snakes from “Cobra King” did

President Donald J. Trump did not pardon Joe Exotic, but another man who deals in exotic animals did get pardoned. Robert Bowker – President Trump granted a full pardon to Robert Bowker.…

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