Court Permanently Enjoins Three Vietnamese Residents from Continuing to Operate a Pandemic-Related Fraud Scheme
Tampa, FL – A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice announced. In a…
American Ex-Pat Pleads Guilty To Panamanian Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – Jeffrey Jedlicki (51, Panama City, Panama) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in the operation of international boiler rooms which defrauded victims via…
Melbourne Woman Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Sex Abuse Videos And Distributing Them Over The Internet
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Lisa Vaughn (23, Melbourne) to 15 years in federal prison for producing and distributing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a…
Two Tampa Men Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Access Device Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft Related To COVID Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Tampa, Florida – Kary Stevenson (47) and Corey Quinn (35), both of Tampa, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Each faces a maximum penalty…
Treatment Facility Owner Sentenced To Federal Prison For Health Care Fraud
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Marcus Lloyd Anderson (36, St. Petersburg) to one year and a day in federal prison for health care fraud. As part…
Orlando Cardiologist Pays $6.75 Million to Resolve Allegations of Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures
Orlando, FL – Dr. Ashish Pal, a cardiologist based in Orlando, Florida, has paid $6.75 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary ablations and…
Four Men Federally Charged In Transnational Wire Fraud And Identity Theft Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of two indictments charging Olufemi Odedeyi (40, London, UK), Ibrahim Davies (40, London, UK), Adetunji Adejumo (43, Oklahoma City, OK),…
Six Colombian Nationals Plead Guilty To Conspiracy To Use “Narco-Submarines” To Smuggle Over 19,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine To The Sinaloa Cartel
Tampa, FL – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces that six individuals have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to distribute cocaine using vessels subject to the jurisdiction of…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sex Abuse Videos
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Marshall Tyler Sills (27, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison, followed by a 15-year term of supervised release, for distributing…
Pinellas Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years In Federal Prison For Dealing Drugs And Violating Supervised Release
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Cedric Tonesy Mount (48, St. Petersburg) to 33 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances,…
Charlotte County Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – Leslie Samuel Spencer (49, Port Charlotte) has pleaded guilty to attempted distribution of methamphetamine and MDMA (commonly referred to as “Molly”). He faces a maximum penalty of 20…
Seven-Time Convicted Felon Who Trafficked Fentanyl And Caused Death Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Christopher A. Defilippis (43, Brandon) to life imprisonment for distributing fentanyl resulting in death and possessing with the intent to distribute…
Ukrainian Cyber Criminal Extradited For Decrypting The Credentials Of Thousands Of Computers Across The World And Selling Them On A Dark Web Website
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the extradition of Glib Oleksandr Ivanov-Tolpintsev (28, Chernivtsi, Ukraine) in connection with charges of conspiracy, trafficking in unauthorized access devices, and trafficking…
Former Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty In Connection With Plan To Smuggle Drugs Into Prison
Ocala, FL – Wayne Grant, Jr. (27, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to receipt of a bribe by a public official. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A…
Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge
Tampa, Florida – Edgar Hurtado-Ramirez (52, Mexico) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. Hurtado-Ramirez faces a maximum…
Citrus Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Sex Abuse Images
Ocala, Florida – Dustin Shane Sandiford (31, Citrus Springs) has pleaded guilty to using a minor to produce child sex abuse images. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and…
Postal Service Employee Charged With Stealing Mail
Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging James Gregory Sweat (60, Jacksonville) with theft of mail by a United States Postal Service employee. …
Jacksonville man sentenced to 33 months in prison for defrauding a religious organization and filing false income tax returns
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Charles Jon David (58, Jacksonville) to 33 months in federal prison for wire fraud and tax fraud. The court also ordered…
Lehigh Acres Couple Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud
Fort Myers, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Amber Rewis Bruey (34) and Anthony James Bruey (35), a married couple from Lehigh Acres,…
Duval Felons Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Firearm Offense Related To Fatal Shootout
Jacksonville, Florida – Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Evonte Earl Glover (29, Jacksonville) and Terry Lavon Shuman (27, Jacksonville) each to eight years and four months in federal…
Florida Man Who “Tweeted” Child Sexual Abuse Images Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Marchaun Browning (24, Gibsonton) to 5 years in federal prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for distributing…
Armed Bank Robber Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Federal Prison
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Demarcus Daniels (25, Lake City) to 12 years and 3 months in federal prison for bank robbery and brandishing a firearm…
Former Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To 35 Years For Sexually Exploiting Children
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Travis Ryan Pritchard (38, Green Cove Springs) to 35 years in federal prison for producing an image of a 15-year-old child…
Orlando Man Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Leo Joshua Nieves-Ramirez (24, Orlando) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Using Facebook To Attempt To Entice 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Michael Jonathan Paul (50, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in…
Clearwater Man Pleads Guilty To Filming His Sexual Assault Of A 12-Year-Old Child
Tampa, Florida – Sergio Lohan (24, Clearwater) today pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old child and using his cell phone to film the incident. He faces a maximum penalty of 30…
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