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Storage company to pay $130,000 for auctioning servicemembers’ belongings

FLORIDA — A self-storage company has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief…

5 months ago

Man charged with shooting into FedEx van in Cinco Bayou

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been arrested after allegedly firing two shots into a FedEx delivery van in…

5 months ago

Multiple arrests made after stolen vehicles recovered in Walton County

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) recently arrested multiple individuals on grand theft charges over two…

5 months ago

Volusia Sheriff’s Office offers $100,000 reward to solve cold case

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) are requesting public…

6 months ago

25 arrested in fentanyl bust across Tampa, Clearwater, and nearby cities

TAMPA, Fla. — Law enforcement authorities reportedly dismantled a fentanyl ring operating across Tampa Bay, resulting in the arrest of…

6 months ago

Duval care company owner charged in $21,000 Medicaid fraud

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — The owner of a Duval County-based caregiving company has been arrested for allegedly defrauding Medicaid of…

6 months ago

Manatee County cold case leads to murder charge after 28 years

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been arrested in connection with the 1996 murder of his girlfriend, Doris Korell,…

6 months ago

Fort Myers woman accused of $300K VA fraud scheme

FLORIDA—A Fort Myers woman is accused of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $300,000 over nearly 19 years. On…

6 months ago

Four Tampa residents indicted for cocaine distribution conspiracy

FLORIDA — Four Tampa residents have been indicted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced…

6 months ago

Walton, Okaloosa men sentenced for cocaine trafficking conspiracy

NORTHWEST FLORIDA — Three local men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute…

6 months ago

Federal court sentences three for meth trafficking through Orlando Airport

FLORIDA — Three individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy involving the…

6 months ago

Broward deputy sentenced to prison for COVID-19 relief fraud

FLORIDA — A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy and SWAT team member has been sentenced to federal prison for her involvement…

6 months ago

Miami “Taxman” barred from preparing tax returns in federal court ruling

FLORIDA — A federal court has permanently barred a Miami tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns and…

6 months ago

Fort Myers resident found guilty of distributing deadly para-fluorofentanyl

FLORIDA — A Fort Myers man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance after a…

7 months ago

Port Richey brothers admit to large-scale cocaine, drug trafficking

FLORIDA — Two Port Richey men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute significant quantities of illegal drugs in the…

7 months ago

Miami cryptocurrency founder pleads guilty to fraud scheme

FLORIDA — The founder of a Miami-based cryptocurrency project, CluCoin, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme involving…

7 months ago

Fentanyl, meth, firearms found in Freeport home; three face felony charges

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) search warrant executed in Freeport has led to the arrest…

7 months ago

DeFuniak Springs man arrested after Morrison Springs fight

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A DeFuniak Springs man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery following a Sunday night…

7 months ago

DeFuniak Springs man arrested after bringing meth to probation office

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A 31-year-old DeFuniak Springs man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly bringing methamphetamine to a…

7 months ago

Orlando and Tampa men plead guilty to $3 million tax scheme defrauding IRS

FLORIDA—Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to a scheme to defraud the United States by promoting a tax fraud scheme called the “Note Program,”…

7 months ago