middle district of florida

Fort Myers couple arrested for alleged massive COVID relief fraud

FLORIDA – A Fort Myers couple is facing arrest and charges for allegedly orchestrating a $2 million COVID relief fraud…

2 years ago

Four Florida men indicted for alleged drug conspiracy in St. Petersburg

FLORIDA -- Four Florida men have been indicted for a St. Petersburg drug conspiracy related to the distribution of methamphetamine…

2 years ago

Gang members sentenced for attempted murder, shootings, drugs, fraud

FLORIDA – Two members of an alleged racketeering gang have been sentenced for their roles in attempted murder, shootings, drug…

2 years ago

Drug trafficking ringleader sentenced following conviction by jury

FLORIDA – A drug-trafficking ringleader in Florida has been sentenced to over 20 years. Senior U.S. District Judge John Antoon…

2 years ago

Florida art dealer who was caught selling counterfeit artwork sentenced to prison

FLORIDA – A Florida art dealer has been sentenced to prison for laundering money from an art fraud scheme. Palm…

2 years ago

Florida loan officer earning $750K pleads guilty to tax evasion

FLORIDA -- A man from Florida has admitted to a charge of intentionally avoiding payment of his federal income taxes,…

2 years ago

Florida home health care company, CEO, doctors settle kickback allegations

FLORIDA -- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida (USAO) has reported that a Florida-based home health…

2 years ago

Florida property manager faces up to 10 years for stealing government funds

FLORIDA – A property manager in Daytona Beach has admitted to stealing government funds for his unjust enrichment. Oliver Barrington…

2 years ago

Jacksonville man convicted for healthcare kickback scheme

FLORIDA – A jury has convicted a Jacksonville man for receiving and paying illegal healthcare kickbacks, said the U.S. Attorney’s…

2 years ago

Florida insurance agent with lavish lifestyle convicted of defrauding elderly investors

FLORIDA – A jury has convicted a Florida insurance agent of defrauding elderly investors, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…

2 years ago

Six in Florida indicted following “Operation Ice Man”

FLORIDA – Six people from Florida are among nine that have been indicted for an alleged multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy…

2 years ago

Florida man accused of shooting clerk sentenced for two armed robberies

FLORIDA – A Florida man who reportedly shot a store clerk during an armed robbery has been sentenced for that…

2 years ago

Leader of Florida Fruit Town Brims gang sentenced to federal prison

TAMPA, Fla. – The purported leader of a Florida gang known as Fruit Town Brims has been sentenced to federal…

2 years ago

Florida man pleads guilty to bank robbery armed with BB gun

FLORIDA – A Florida man is facing up to 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a Tampa bank…

2 years ago

Judge delivers lengthy sentences for men who robbed mail carrier

FLORIDA – Two Tampa men have been sentenced for the armed robbery of a mail carrier. Omar Rochester Miller, Jr.,…

2 years ago

Machine gun conversion devices sold online as novelties lead to guilty verdict

FLORIDA – A federal jury has convicted two men for conspiring to transfer unregistered machine gun conversion devices sold online…

2 years ago

Florida correctional officer facing up to six months for selling cigarettes to inmates

FLORIDA – A former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer has pleaded guilty to providing contraband to federal inmates, the U.S.…

2 years ago

Florida senior sentenced for conspiracy to traffic 130 pounds of weed

FLORIDA – A 74-year-old convicted felon has been sentenced for conspiracy to traffic more than 130 pounds of marijuana. Jack…

2 years ago

Wire fraud scheme results in prison sentence for university official

FLORIDA -- A former university executive has been sentenced for his role in a wire fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge…

2 years ago

Florida man indicted, accused of receiving stolen benefit payments from VA

FLORIDA – A Citrus County man has been charged for allegedly receiving stolen benefit payments from the Department of Veterans…

2 years ago