Florida attorney general warns Fort Myers over ‘sanctuary city’ status
FORT MYERS, FL — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is demanding immediate action from the Fort Myers City Council, warning that their recent vote against a federal immigration enforcement program violates state…
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…
Fort Myers Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To Thirteen Years In Federal Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Bobby Louis Lesane, Jr. (37, Fort Myers) to 13 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl. Lesane…
Fort Myers Beach Man Pleads Guilty To FEMA Fraud
Fort Myers, Florida – Roberto Armando Mimmo (60, Fort Myers Beach) has pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with a major disaster. Mimmo faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal…
Fort Myers Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Richard James Bassett, Jr. (47, Fort Myers) to 18 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted…
Zachary A. Myers Sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, United States District Court Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt swore Zachary A. Myers in as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. President Joseph R. Biden…
Fort Myers Man Sentenced To More Than 22 Years For Firearms Offense And For Receiving Illegal Drugs Through The Mail
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Bradleigh Wayne Carter (32, Fort Myers) to 22 years and 6 months in federal prison for attempted possession with the…
Fort Myers Career Criminal Sentenced To Fifteen Years For Firearm Offense
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti has sentenced Larry Lynn Gary (29, Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a…
Career Criminal Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison In Connection With Fort Myers Night Club Shooting
Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Jonathan Anthony Reid (32, Gibsonton) to life in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a previously convicted…