News and Press Releases
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December 2011
December 30, 2011
Man Dubbed "Bank Bag Bandit" Arrested At His Palm Harbor Residence
December 27, 2011
Duval County Woman Indicted And Arrested On Hoax Bomb Charge Involving JAXPORT
December 22, 2011
Orlando Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Possession Of A Machine Gun And Grenade Launcher While Operating A Marijuana Grow House
December 21, 2011
Middle District of Florida Ranks First in the Nation for Project Safe Childhood Cases
Skinhead Sentenced To Life For Murder Of Two Homeless Men In Tampa
Ocala Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud
Oxycodone Distributor Pleads Guilty And Faces New Charge For Making False Statements Against Pharmacist
Texas Husband And Wife Sentenced For Conspiracy To Transport Illegal Aliens
Felon Caught With Guns Sentenced To Fifteen Years
Mortgage Fraud Defendant Sentenced To More Than 5 ½ Years
December 20, 2011
Mexican National Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking And Possession Of A Firearm
December 19, 2011
Jacksonville Man Receives 20 Year Sentence For Making Threatening Interstate Telephone Calls
Convicted Bradford County Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal for Prison Attempted Transportation of Child Pornography
Palm Coast Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receiving Child Pornography
Marijuana Smuggler Sentenced
December 16, 2011
Computer Hacker Sentenced to Thirty Months
Orlando Man Sentenced 18 Months In Prison For His Role In Large Scale Internet Pill Mill Schemes In Florida, Missouri And Ohio
Brevard County Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Distributing Child Pornography
December 14, 2011
Florida Man Sentenced To More Than 19 Years In Prison For Transportation Of Child Pornography
St. Petersburg Drug Trafficker Found Guilty of Conspiracy
December 13, 2011
Former Bank Employee Sentenced For Embezzlement And Identity Theft
December 9, 2011
Tampa Woman Sentenced To 9 Years For Tax And Mail Fraud
Four Pearlman Sales Agents Sentenced in Orlando
December 8, 2011
Citra Man Charged with Medical Tampering at Local Hospital
December 7, 2011
Middle District Of Florida Ranks First Nationally In The Number Of Civil Cases Defended And Fifth In The Recovery Of Money Defrauded From Federal Programs
Jamaican Alien Found Guilty Of Passport Fraud
Orlando Man Sentenced To More Than 12 Years For Distributing Child Pornography
December 6, 2011
Mother Sentenced to 25 Years for Producing, Transporting, and Possessing Child Pornography
Federal Jury Convicts Members Of Eastern European Prostitution Ring
Convicted Felon Sentenced To 19 Years, 7 Months For His Role In More Than $21 Million Ponzi Scheme
December 2, 2011
Texas Murder Suspect Sentenced to 35 Years for Federal Gun Crime
Pasco County Man Sentenced to 31 Years in Federal Prison
Fort Myers Man Arrested for Distributing Child Pornography
December 1, 2011
Former Government Contractor Sentenced to Three Years for Lying to Government to Obtain Housing on MacDill Air Force Base and Unlawfully Possessing Firearms on Base
Orlando Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
November 2011
November 30, 2011
Former Jacksonville Middle School Guidance Counselor Sentenced To 140 Years In Federal Prison For Production, Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography
Seven Men Arrested for Drug Importation
November 29, 2011
Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eleven Years
Three Men Indicted in Chinese Honey Smuggling Scheme
November 28, 2011
Sarasota Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Investment Fraud
November 23, 2011
Operators Of Chinese Restaurant In Jacksonville Plead Guilty To Harboring Illegal Aliens
Georgia Man Sentenced To 15 Years For $94 Million Fraud
November 22, 2011
Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than 4 Years For Tax Fraud And Related Identity Theft
Tampa Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Federal Prison For Selling Crack Near A School
November 21, 2011
Statement from United States Attorney
November 18, 2011
Resident Alien Guilty of Transporting Scores of Illegal Aliens
Tampa Woman Found Guilty of Armed Robbery and Conspiracy
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison
Third Conspirator Admits Her Role In Conspiracy Involving Fraudulent U.S. Income Tax Returns Requesting Tax Refunds Stolen from Mail
Pasco County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Firearms
November 17, 2011
U. S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $183 Million In Civil & Criminal Actions In FY 2011
Mortgage Fraud Defendant Pleads Guilty
Gainesville Man Sentenced to 20 Years in "Ponzi" Scheme
November 16, 2011
Members Of Interstate Texas-Florida Drug Ring Plead Guilty
Serial Robber Convicted for String of Walgreens Robberies
November 15, 2011
Convicted Felon Who Shot At Motorists On I-4 Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison
Orange Park Man Charged With Tax-Related Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
November 14, 2011
Felon Convicted Of Robbery Of Undercover Detective
Fort Myers Attorney Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Cape Coral Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Federal Prison
November 10, 2011
Orlando Man Sentenced to Prison For Selling Stolen Cable and Internet Service
November 9, 2011
Jury Finds Former City Councilman and County Commissioner Guilty of Taking Bribes
Federal Jury Finds Sumter County Man Guilty Of Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
November 8, 2011
Federal Jury Convicts Brazilian Woman of Alien Smuggling and Worker Visa Fraud Conspiracy
November 7, 2011
Jacksonville Doctor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
November 4, 2011
Davenport Man Sentenced to 90 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
Jacksonville Man Sentenced on Gun Charges
November 3, 2011
Business Owners Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering for Roles in Automotive Battery Theft Ring
November 1 , 2011
"John Doe" Indicted and Arrested on Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraud Charges Involving JAXPORT
Texan Sentenced to 36 Months for Investment Scam
October 2011
October 31, 2011
Pasco County Woman Sentenced for Conspiring with a State of Florida Prisoner to File False Tax Returns and Receive Refunds
October 28, 2011
Nine Doctors and One Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Prescribing/Dispensing Pain Medications
Multi-Ton Cocaine Seizure from Interdicted Drug Smuggling Vessel
Winter Park Pharmacist and Others Charged with Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine
October 27, 2011
Couple Arrested for Bribery of Homeland Security Agent
Palm Coast Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Jury Convicts Former U.S. Army Sergeant on Drug and Gun Charges
Jacksonville Physician Indicted for Health Care Fraud
October 26, 2011
Top Orion Bank Executives and Borrower are Sentenced to Federal Prison
Two Former Certified Public Accountants Sentenced For Conspiracy to Defraud IRS and to Commit Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering
October 25, 2011
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Robbery Of CVS And Armed Carjacking
Bradenton Man Sentenced To Sixteen Years
October 24, 2011
Major Principals Of D.M.E. Company Sentenced For Medicare And Medicaid Fraud
October 21, 2011
Sex Offender Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography
St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Bankruptcy Fraud
Valentine Bloods Leader Sentenced
Special Agent Indicted for Possession & Receipt of Child Pornography
October 20, 2011
St. Petersburg Homicide Detective Pleads Guilty
Orlando Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
October 19, 2011
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to over Fifteen Years in Prison
Final Robber Sentenced in Armed Robbery of Charley's Steakhouse
October 18, 2011
Crack Cocaine Distribution Organization Indicted
Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
Skinhead Convicted of Murder of Two Homeless Men in Tampa
October 17, 2011
Tampa Man Found Guilty in Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
Winter Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Two Fraud Schemes
Virginia Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
October 14, 2011
Former Jacksonville Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt of Child Pornography
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Two Charlotte County Armed Bank Robberies
October 13, 2011
Tampa Pharmacy Owner, Pharmacists, Doctor And Other Individuals Charged With Illegally Distributing Pain Medications
Multi-Agency Task Force Efforts Result in the Indictment of Four Fort Myers Area Men on Federal Bank Robbery Charges
Federal Jury Convicts Volusia County Man in Bombing Trial
October 11, 2011
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges, Faces Mandatory Life Sentence
October 8, 2011
Four Area Men Arrested on Federal Bank Robbery Charges
October 7, 2011
Last of Three Defendants Sentenced in Connection with Investment Fraud Involving Purported Real Estate Developments
Former U.S. Forest Service Employee Sentenced to 15 1/2 Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography, and his Step-Son Sentenced to 4 Years for Possession of Child Pornography
October 6, 2011
Postal Supervisor Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison for Theft of Mail Matter
St. Petersburg Man Convicted on Drug and Firearms Charges
Washington Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Traveling to Tampa to Have Sex with Child
October 5, 2011
Jury Finds Pasco County Man Guilty of Carjacking
BB&T Area Operations Manager Sentenced for Theft of Bank Funds
Convicted Felon Guilty of Possessing Sawed-Off Shot Guns
October 3, 2011
Fort Myers Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Duval County Resident Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Possessor and Distributor of Child Pornography Sentenced to Seventeen and a Half Years
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
September 2011
September 29, 2011
St. Petersburg Doctor Charged with Illegally Prescribing Pain Medications
Former Fugitive Indicted for Domestic Child Trafficking
Sarasota Ponzi Schemer Marian Morgan Found Guilty on All Charges
Bradford County Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Orlando Airport Passenger Pleads Guilty to Federal Cocaine Distribution Charges
September 28, 2011
Fake Doctor Sentenced to Prison For Fraud
Brevard County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
Polk County Man Sentenced in Drug Overdose Death
September 27, 2011
New Jersey Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Enticing Clearwater Pre-Teen to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct
Jacksonville Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
September 26, 2011
Tampa Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Charley's Steakhouse
September 23, 2011
Woman Who Defrauded Disabled/Elderly Victim Convicted
September 21, 2011
Brevard Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Grow House
September 19, 2011
Former President of Fraudulent Florida Physical Therapy Company Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme
Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in DeLand Bombing
Career Offender from Bradenton Sentenced
September 16, 2011
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Large Scale Internet Pill Mill Schemes out of Florida, Missouri and Ohio
September 15, 2011
Former Mayor and City Magistrate Sentenced to Prison for Public Corruption
Palm Coast Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt of Child Pornography
Loan Officer Sentenced to Thirty Months in Prison for his Role in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
September 14, 2011
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receiving Child Pornography Over the Internet
Maryland Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity
St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for 16,000 Pounds of Marijuana
28-year-old Felon Sentenced to More than Sixty Years For Selling Crack and Guns
September 13, 2011
Orlando Letter Carrier and New York Taxi Driver Admit Roles in Conspiracy Involving Fraudulent U.S. Income Tax Returns Requesting Tax Refunds Stolen From Mail
Former Fifth Third Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax-Related Document in Embezzlement Scheme
September 12, 2011
Convicted Felon is Sentenced to Life for Role in Drug Conspiracy
September 8, 2011
Clearwater Man Sentenced For Distribution Of Child Pornography
Atlanta Man, With Ties to Mexico, Convicted Of Cocaine And Methamphetamine Conspiracy
September 6, 2011
Court Affirms Wesley Trent Snipes Most Recent Appeal
Winter Park Man Sentenced to 12 Years For Distributing Child Pornography
Cocoa Man In Federal Custody For Producing Pornographic Images of a Child Relative
August 2011
August 31, 2011
Convicted Bradford County Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Attempted Transportation of Child Pornography
August 30, 2011
St. Petersburg Marijuana Distributor Sentenced
August 29, 2011
Convicted Felon Agrees to Plead Guilty to Mail Fraud and Money Laundering Charges for his Role in More than $21 Million Ponzi Scheme
Tampa Men Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Charley's Steakhouse
August 26, 2011
Final Co-Conspirator in Bank Fraud and ID Theft Ring Sentenced
Volusia Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty in Deland Bombing
August 25, 2011
New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
August 23, 2011
President of DME Company Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years for Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
21 Charged Federally in Operation Woodchop (Defendant List)
August 19, 2011
California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Cause Damage to Material on Cruise Ship
26 Charged in Operation Safe Summer
Jacksonville Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Former Jacksonville Title Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Armed Drug Dealer Found Guilty
Arizona Marijuana Distributor Sentenced
Tax Preparer Found Guilty at Trial
August 17, 2011
Co-Defendants Sentenced for Roles in Large Scale Marijuana Operation
August 12, 2011
Orlando Men Sentenced for Heroin Importation
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 30 Years
August 11, 2011
Jamaican Citizen Sentenced on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
Bradenton Doctor Charged with Illegally Prescribing Pain Medications
St. Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
August 10, 2011
Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Drug and Weapons Charges in Case Involving a Machine Gun and Grenade Launcher
August 9, 2011
Cortez Commercial Fisherman Found Guilty by Jury
August 5, 2011
Davis Islands Man Sentenced to More Than Seventeen Years for Receipt of Child Pornography
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child
August 4, 2011
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to One Count of Tax Fraud
August 3, 2011
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges
August 2, 2011
Two Individuals Sentenced for Defacing the Historic Castillo de San Marcos
July 2011
July 29, 2011
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to $30 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
July 28, 2011
Former Confidential Informant Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Drug Trafficking Organization, with Ties to Mexico, Indicted on Charges Involving Large Quantities of Methamphetamine
Philippine National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Import of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
July 27, 2011
Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Possessing a Firearm
July 25, 2011
Former Osceola County SunTrust Bank Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Federal Embezzlement Charges
Nebraska Avenue Robber Sentenced to Forty Years
July 22, 2011
Former Government Contractor Found Guilty of Lying to Government to Obtain Housing on MacDill Air Force Base
Brevard County Convicted Child Predator Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges
July 21, 2011
Columbia County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
July 20, 2011
Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking and Unauthorized Access to a Computer
Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Nineteen Charged in Nationwide Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy
July 19, 2011
United States Attorney Presents Restitution Payment to Former Foster Child Defrauded by Foster Parents
Felon on Federal Supervised Release for Bank Robbery is Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Drug Conspiracy
July 18, 2011
Convicted Nassau County Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Possession of Child Pornography
Venezuelan Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Gun Smuggling Conspiracy
July 14, 2011
Former Head Start Official Convicted of Fraud
July 11, 2011
Brothers Sentenced in Bank Fraud and ID Theft Ring
July 7, 2011
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
Mother Pleads Guilty to Producing, Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
Tampa men Plead Guilty to Armed Robbery of Charley's Steakhouse
July 5, 2011
St. Petersburg Police Department Detective Indicted
July 1, 2011
Brevard County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
June 2011
June 30, 2011
Oxycodone Distributor Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Prison
June 29, 2011
Former City Magistrate Pleads Guilty to Bribery
June 28, 2011
Brevard County High School Computer Technician Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Pasco County Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with a State of Florida Prisoner to File False Tax Returns and Receive Refunds
June 27, 2011
Polk County Man Sentenced to 42 Years
Plant City Men Sentenced to More than 19 Years for Robbery
June 24, 2011
Former Mayor Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Making False Statements
June 23, 2011
Sexual Predator Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison in Federal Child Pornography Case
Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Mark Myrie A/K/A Buju Banton Sentenced
June 22, 2011
Duval County Man Sentenced on Federal Charges of Aggravated Identity Theft and False Representation of a Social Security Number
June 21, 2011
Two Former Certified Public Accountants Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud IRS and Commit Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Former Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
June 20, 2011
Convicted Bradford County Sex Offender Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
June 15, 2011
Sarasota Man Pleads Guilty to Investment Scam
Former City Councilman and County Commissioner Indicted for Taking Bribes
June 14, 2011
New York City Sex Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 26 Years
Owner of El Chebo Empressa Automotriz Convicted of Being an Illegal Alien in Possession of a Firearm
Armed Robber Sentenced to Life
United States Files Suit Against Florida-Based Bay Area Sleep Associates LLC and Its Owner
June 13, 2011
Postal Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail Matter
United States Attorney's Office Reaches over 15,000 Students
Methamphetamine Manufacturer Sentenced
Bradenton and Sarasota Residents Sentenced for Roles in Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme
Medicare Fraud Defendants Sentenced
June 10, 2011
Two Officers of Fraudulent Physical Therapy Company Plead Guilty in Tampa to Medicare Fraud
June 8, 2011
Tampa Man Found Guilty of Drug Conspiracy
Leader of Local Pharmacy and Property Burglary Ring Sentenced
June 7, 2011
Former Osceola County SunTrust Bank Branch Manager Arrested on Federal Embezzlement Charges
Physician Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges
June 3, 2011
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Three Counts of Production of Child Pornography
Polk County Man Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Federal Prison
Former Mayor and City Magistrate Charged with Bribery and Making False Statements
June 1, 2011
Orlando Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexually Exploiting a Minor
Second Gainesville Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks to Former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections
Brandon Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Tax Case
May 2011
May 31, 2011
Sur 13 Gang Member Sentenced to Thirty-Five Years
May 27, 2011
Vice President of Fraudulent Physical Therapy Company Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
Georgia Man Indicted on Federal Charge of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor Child to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity
May 26, 2011
Hialeah Gardens Woman Sentenced to Eighteen Months Imprisonment for Falsely Changing Citizens Property Insurance's Mailing Address
Mortgage Fraud Defendant Sentenced to Prison
Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges in Federal Court
May 25, 2011
U.S. Attorney and Law Enforcement Partners Encourage Parents to "Take 25"
May 24, 2011
Former Mayo Clinic Employee Steven Beumel Indicted
Armed Robber Gets 50 Years
United States Attorney's Office Announces New Website Page Dedicated to DOJ Priorities and Initiatives
May 23, 2011
Three Charged in Murder-For-Hire
May 20, 2011
Jury Convicts Tony Nelson on Corruption Charges
Colombian National Who had Faked Injury to Avoid Arrest Pleads Guilty to Second Drug Trafficking Offense
California Man Indicted on Charges of Attempting to Cause Damage to a Vessel in International Waters
May 19, 2011
Brevard County Man Sentenced for Enticing a Minor
May 18, 2011
Gun at the Daytona Beach Airport Leads to Four Years in Federal Prison for New York Man
Convicted Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years for Gun Possession
May 17, 2011
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to 76 Months in Federal Prison and 20 Years of Supervised Release for Accessing Child Pornography on the Internet
Occupational Therapist Assistant Charged with Healthcare Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Medicaid Billings
Sarasota Drug Trafficker Sentenced
May 16, 2011
Wesley Chapel Man Charged with Mortgage and Bankruptcy Fraud
Orlando Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years for Distribution of Child Pornography
May 11, 2011
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 15 Years for Gun Possession
May 6, 2011
Sarasota Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Attempting to Induce a Minor for Sex
Lakeland Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Distributing Child Pornography
New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Failure to Register as Sex Offender
May 5, 2011
Orlando Man Convicted of Heroin Importation
Jury Convicts Nebraska Avenue Robber
Duval County Family Indicted and Arrested on Immigration Charges
May 4, 2011
Six Individuals with Ties to Michoacan Mexico Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
May 3, 2011
Fort Myers Realtor Sentenced for Tax Evasion
Convicted Felon Facing Life in Prison for Crack and Firearms Charges
Neo-Nazi Gang Member Sentenced for Selling Pipe Bombs
May 2, 2011
Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Robberies Facing Life Sentence
Aggravated Felon Alien Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison
April 2011
April 27, 2011
Arizona Drug Trafficker Sentenced
St. Petersburg Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Gun Charges
April 26, 2011
Orlando Man who Shot at Sheriff's Helicopter Sentenced to Prison
Former Home Builder Division Manager Sentenced for Fraud and Prohibited Monetary Transactions
April 22, 2011
Former Credit Union/Bank Employee Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud/Identity Theft
April 21, 2011
Orlando Man Convicted of Multiple Robberies Facing Life in Prison
Tax Violators Sentenced
Tampa Bank Robber Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison
Deputy Sheriff Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
Daytona Beach Men Plead Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
U.S. Forest Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt of Child Pornography
April 20, 2011
22 Count RICO Indictment Returned
Two Brevard County Men Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
April 19, 2011
New Hampshire Man Indicted on Federal Charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Realtor and Mortgage Broker Charged in Scheme to Defraud Lenders Involving Fifteen First Coast Residential Properties
April 18, 2011
Deland Business Man Indicted for Fraud Scheme
April 15, 2011
Former Progressive Employee Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud by Altering Accident Claim Records
Jacksonville Man Arrested in Miami on Gun Charges
Tampa Man and Maryland Banker Indicted for Fraud Scheme
April 14, 2011
Parrish Man Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
Fort Myers Man Charged with Possession andn Distribution of Child Pornography
April 13, 2011
Lee County Tax Preparers Indicted
April 12, 2011
Owner of Supererior Gourment Foods Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
April 8, 2011
Villages Woman Sentenced to 15 Months for Medicare Fraud
Polk County Man Indicted on Federal Pornography Charges
April 7, 2011
Kingpin of Auto Theft and Cloning Ring Sentenced
April 6, 2011
Orlando Area Heroin Dealer Sentenced to More than Fifteen Years in Prison for Drug and Firearms Charges
April 5, 2011
Colombian National Sentenced on Narcotics Conspiracy Charges as Part of Large Jamaican Drug Ring
Pinellas County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charge
U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
April 4, 2011
Miami-Dade County Men Sentenced in Export Violation Case
April 1, 2011
Clay County Man Indicted on Charges of Child Pornography
Pasco County Man Indicted on Federal Child Pornagraphy
U.S. Attorney Announces Special Awareness Month
March 2011
March 31, 2011
Former Orion Bank President Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Deceive Bank Examiners
Two Fort Myers Men Indicted for Robbery of an Undercover Lee County Detective
March 30, 2011
DEA's Highest Ranking Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Indicted and Arrested in Guatemala on Federal Drug Charges
Three Polk County Men Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
March 29, 2011
Jamaican Citizen Pleads Guilty to $220 Million Ponzi Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
Child Sex Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Two Cases
March 28, 2011
Foreign National Indicted for Illegal Import of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
March 25, 2011
Palm Coast Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Union Apprenticeship Program
Tax Violators Charged in the Middle District of Florida
March 24, 2011
Two Lee County Residents Indicted on Social Security Fraud
March 23, 2011
St. Petersburg Man Sentenced to 97 Months for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
March 18, 2011
Lakeland Man Who Targeted Law Enforcement Helicopter with Powerful Green Laser Pleads Guilty
Former Director of Facilities for the Brevard Family of Housing Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy
March 17, 2011
Arcadia Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charge
Two Indicted for Defacing the Castillo de San Marcos
March 16, 2011
Orange Park Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charge
Nine Sentenced in Southwest Florida Prescription Drug Fraud Ring
March 15, 2011
Operators of Driver License Mill Charged in Counterfeit Documents Fraud Scheme
March 14, 2011
Jacksonville Doctor Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Receipt of Child Pornography
March 10, 2011
Defendant Pleads Guilty in International Investment Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Mother and Son Indicted on Mortgage Fraud and Drug Charges
March 9, 2011
Jury Convicts Texas Man in Investment Scheme
Fort Myers Attorney Indicted for Mail and Wire Fraud
March 8, 2011
Three Tampa Area Men Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
March 4, 2011
Former Polk County School District Assistant Superintendent of Facilities and Operations Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
March 3, 2011
Illegal Alien Sentenced to 34 Months in Federal Prison for Theft of Son's Identity
March 2, 2011
Gainesville Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks to Former Secreatary of the Florida Department of Corrections, James Vernon Crosby, Jr.
Five Former Executives Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges
February 2011
February 2, 2011
Brevard County Man Sentenced and his Boat Forfeited in Death of Manatee
Armed Volusia County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison
February 3, 2011
Conspirators Sentenced in Automotive Battery Theft Ring
Bradenton Man Found Guilty of Armed Robberies
February 4, 2011
U.S. Attorney Announces Results of Operation Kissimmee Crackdown
February 8, 2011
Daytona Beach Men Arrested for Producing Child Pornography
U.S. Forest Service Employee and his Stepson Both Indicted on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Weeki Wachee Man Sentenced for Sale of Machine Guns
February 9, 2011
One Tampa Man and Four Orlando Area Men Charged with Selling "Cut" for Cocaine and Heroin
February 11, 2011
Pinellas Real Estate Investor Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Mortgage Fraud
February 14, 2011
Tampa Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Federal Prison for Six Bank Robberies
February 17 2011
Brandon Man Pleads Guilty to 17 Tax Felonies
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Tampa Area Clinic Owners and Doctor with Schemes to Defraud Medicare and Medicaid of Over $5 Million
Jury Finds New York Man Guilty of Sex Trafficking Women by Force, Threats of Force, and Fraud
Fort Myers Attorney Indicted for Fraud
February 18, 2011
Sarasota Man Guilty of Online Inducement of a Minor
U.S. Attorney Announces Unsealing of 27 Count Prositution Indictment
Volusia Bank Robber with Fake Bomb Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
February 22, 2011
Former Detective Charged with Participating in Mail Fraud Scheme
Jury Finds Mark Myrie aka Buju Banton Guilty
Duval County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Aggravated Identity Theft and False Representation of a Social Security Number
February 23, 2011
Father and Son Charged with Manufacturing Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Super Lab
Pearlman Sales Agent who Targeted Elderly Investors Indicted
Medical "Head-Hunter" Charged with Wire Fraud for False Billings
February 24, 2011
Jury Finds Earl Hunter (aka Fifty) Guilty
February 25, 2011
Brevard County Sex Offender Found Guilty of Downloading and Possessing Child Pornography
14 Defendants Charged in Large Scale Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy Invovling Over $47 Million in Loans and 22 Residential Properties in Sarasota, FL
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nine Years for Firerams Possession
Former Tampa Tribune Employee Sentenced to Forty-Eight Months for Embezzling over $1 Million
Orlando Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
January 2011
January 4, 2011
Department of Justice Transfers Seized House to the Housing Authority of Tarpon Springs
Illegal Alien Found Guilty of Transporting Illegal Aliens
January 5, 2011
St. Augustine Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Former Mortgage Company Employee Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud and Money Laundering
IllegalAlien Sentenced to More than 4 Years in Federal Prison
January 7, 2011
Health Care Therapy Clinic Operators Sentenced to Prison on Charges of Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Four Atlanta Men Sentenced in Conspiracy to Deliver Multiple Kilograms of Methamphetamine to the Orlando Area
January 10, 2011
Tallahassee Man Sentenced to Life for Child Sex Trafficking
Daytona Beach Man Sentenced to More than 9 Years for Selling Guns and Drugs
January 11, 2011
Defendant in International Investment Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme Extradicted from Spain
January 14, 2011
DC Man Indicted for Violations at MacDill Air Force Base
Brevard County Man Sentenced to 1 1/2 Years in Federal Prison for Bribing a Brevard Family of Housing Employee
Oviedo Man Arrested for Distribution of Child Pornography
Former OSI Restaurant Partners Employee Sentenced to Two and a Half Years Incarceration for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
January 18, 2011
Minister Sentenced to 30 Months for Embezzlement of Union Funds
Tampa Man Sentenced to 62 Years Imprisonment for Amred Robbery and Carjacking
January 20, 2011
Orlando Man Who Targeted Sheriff's Office Helicopter with Laser Pleads Guilty
January 21, 2011
Jury Convicts Orlando Felon of Shooting at Police Helicopter in Second Trial
January 25, 2011
Pharmacist Sentenced for Forging and Dispensing Fraudulent Prescriptions
January 28, 2011
Three Pinellas County Men Convicted of Asbestos Mishandling
U.S. Attorney Presents $2,671,824.73 to the Volusia County Bureau of Investigation
January 31, 2011
Former School Teacher in Brevard County Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Three Owners of Bradenton Food Mart Indicted for Wire and Food Stamp Fraud
Media Points of Contact
William Daniels, Public Affairs Specialist: 813-274-6388
Amy Filjones, Law Enforcement Coordination Specialist: 813-274-6171
The Office of U.S. Attorney
Robert E. O'Neill
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