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…
Tampa Men Plead Guilty To Armed Robbery Spree And A Shooting, Possessed Notebook Of Criminal Ambitions
Tampa, Florida – Tyee Spike II (18, Tampa) and Jeffrey L. Davis (22, Tampa) have pleaded guilty to committing a string of armed commercial robberies. Spike pleaded guilty to participating in 10…
Tampa Man Sentenced To Prison For Role In Gun Smuggling Ring
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Sergio David Hernandez-Zuluaga (41, Tampa) to one year and one day in federal prison for providing a firearm to a prohibited person.…
Titusville Man Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice And Meet A 13-Year-Old Child For Sex
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Michael Craig Gorycki (51, Titusville) to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for attempted enticement of a 13-year-old child…
Orlando Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Video Over The Internet
Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Franqui Soto (44, Orlando) to seven years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Soto was also ordered to…
Nebraska Fugitive Sentenced To Four Years In Prison
Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Howard D. Farley, Jr. (72, Weirsdale) to four years in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised released…
Former Deputy Arrested For Lying On Federal Firearm Forms At Gun Dealer
Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the arrest of Kenyari Devaughnte Brewton (26, Ocala) on a criminal complaint charging him with eight counts of knowingly causing a Federal…
Convicted Drug Dealer Indicted For Distributing Fentanyl Resulting In Death
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William S. Hamilton. Making sure that…
Citrus Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics And Firearms Charges
Ocala, Florida – Simeon Kyle Hopkins (28, Citrus Springs) today pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of possessing cocaine base with…
Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge Of Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images And Videos
Ocala, Florida – Michael Edward Burr, Jr. (29, Homosassa) has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Burr faces a minimum mandatory…
Justice Department Settles With Florida’s Volusia County School District To Protect Students With Disabilities From Classroom Removals And Other Discrimination
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with Florida’s Volusia County School District (VCS) to address the district’s systemic and discriminatory practices that punish students with disabilities for their…
Safety Harbor Man Who Distributed Fentanyl Causing Death To One Individual And Serious Injury To Another Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced David Burkes (52, Safety Harbor) to 20 years’ imprisonment for distributing narcotics, resulting in death to one individual and seriously bodily injury…
Fentanyl Dealer Who Distributed Narcotics Which Resulted In Death Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Jared Collins (28, Pasco County) to 20 years’ imprisonment for distributing narcotics, resulting in death. Collins had pleaded guilty on April…
Orange Park Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison For Sexually Exploiting A Child
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Gregory Thomas Garcia (35, Orange Park) to 16 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking. The court also ordered Garcia…
Daytona Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Selling A Firearm And Methamphetamine
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Lascelles Peter Francis, III (30, Daytona) to 15 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent…
Daytona Man Sentenced To More Than 15 Years For Selling A Firearm And Methamphetamine
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced Lascelles Peter Francis, III (30, Daytona) to 15 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent…
Three Former Hamilton Correctional Institution Annex Officers Plead Guilty To Violating Inmate’s Civil Rights
Jacksonville, Florida – Ethan Burkett (25, Live Oak, FL), Coty Michael Wiltgen (31, Live Oak, FL), and William Story Shackelford (24, Valdosta, GA) have pleaded guilty to beating an inmate in their…
Former Delray Beach Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Dr. Richard Davidson (Delray Beach, 42) to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. As part of…
Florida Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Shooting Incident
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Gabriel Galvan (32, Sarasota) to seven years and two months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted…
Trio Arrested In Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy
Ocala, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Devonne L. Walker (35, Lady Lake, FL), Tymane D. Hamilton (29, Phoenix, AZ), and Kanisha D.…
Clay County Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 9-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity And For Soliciting And Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Over The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announced today that Garrett Eric Weber (30, Green Cove Springs) has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Scheme To Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Requirements In Construction Industry
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Dennis Alexander Barahona (38, Chelsea, Massachusetts) to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment
Jacksonville, Florida – Eugene Stephan Cole (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possession of credit card manufacturing equipment. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and payment of…
Land O’ Lakes Man Indicted For Enticing A Minor Child To Engage In Sexual Activity, And For Producing And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Tampa, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Michael Lumpkin, a/k/a “Jamari” (26, Land O’Lakes), with one count of enticement and attempted enticement of…
Duval Felon Indicted For Attempting To Purchase Firearm
Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces the return of an indictment charging Jose Angel Vazquez, (59, Jacksonville) with making a false statement to a federal firearms dealer. If…
Tampa Woman Sentenced To Twenty Years For Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl Resulting In Death
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Leslie Pagan (40, Tampa) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of heroin…
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