middle district of florida

Inmate gets life sentence for strangling cellmate to death with bed sheet

FLORIDA – A federal inmate in Florida has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his cellmate.…

2 years ago

Former Jacksonville corrections officer indicted for alleged COVID Relief Fraud

FLORIDA – A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has been indicted for alleged COVID Relief Fraud that reportedly involved…

2 years ago

Postal worker sentenced for possessing, intent to distribute 24 pounds of fentanyl

LEE COUNTY, Fla.  – A postal worker has been sentenced for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl after being found…

2 years ago

Back to prison for violent felon allegedly found with stolen car, MDMA, firearm

OCALA, Fla. – A Florida multi-convicted felon with a violent past has been sentenced to prison for illegally possessing a…

2 years ago

Orlando man accused of stealing donations from numerous churches in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando man is accused of stealing more than $150,000 in donations from numerous churches in Florida.…

2 years ago

Cut! Film maker who robbed multiple banks sentenced for Florida bank robbery

ORLANDO, Fla.  – A Maryland man convicted of robbing three banks in 2001 has been sentenced for robbing a Florida…

2 years ago

Hillsborough couple sentenced for roles in dealing heroin, fentanyl; $10 per bag

TAMPA, Fla. – The leader of a Hillsborough drug trafficking organization and his wife have been sentenced to prison for…

2 years ago

Jury convicts Florida woman who forged signatures of judges on fake documents

FLORIDA – A jury has convicted an Osceola County mortgage loan officer of bank fraud and aggregated identity theft charges…

2 years ago

Bank fraud conspiracy ends in prison sentence for Florida man

FLORIDA – A Plant City man has been sentenced to federal prison for a bank fraud conspiracy. Cameron Porter, 35,…

2 years ago

Second Orlando Man sentenced for burglarizing ATM, stealing $116,000

FLORIDA – A second Florida man has been sentenced for burglarizing an ATM in Orlando. Wendell Harp, 24, of Orlando,…

2 years ago

Florida veteran sentenced for unlawful possession of guns, grenades, classified info

FLORIDA –A Tampa man has been sentenced to prison for the unlawful possession of guns, grenades, and classified information relating to national defense, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle…

2 years ago

Florida dentist pleads guilty to tax evasion

FLORIDA – A Florida dentist who allegedly hid hundreds of thousands of dollars in his mother’s bank accounts has pleaded guilty…

2 years ago

Tax preparers plead guilty to tax fraud charges; each faces up to 8 years

FLORIDA – Four Tampa Bay area tax preparers each face up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to…

2 years ago

Florida man sentenced for spree of convenience store robberies

FLORIDA – A Tampa man has been sentenced to prison for a series of convenience store robberies. Enrique Marquez, 26,…

2 years ago

Alleged gun-toting shoplifter sentenced to federal prison

FLORIDA -- A convicted felon suspected of shoplifting at a Jacksonville gas station store and allegedly found with a handgun…

2 years ago

Tampa Man indicted, accused of embezzling funds from Salvation Army

FLORIDA – A Tampa man accused of embezzling funds from the Salvation Army has been charged with preparing false tax…

2 years ago

Florida man who allegedly used social app to find, entice minors, pleads guilty

FLORIDA – A Wesley Chapel man has pleaded guilty to exploiting minors and producing child sexual abuse material, the U.S.…

2 years ago

Ocala man indicted for alleged firearm offense

FLORIDA – A nine-time convicted Florida felon has been federally indicted for an alleged firearm offense. Brady Williams, 27, of…

2 years ago

Recently released convicted felon sentenced again for firearm

FLORIDA – A convicted felon who reportedly fled from lawmen in a stolen vehicle shortly after being released from prison…

2 years ago

Jacksonville man sentenced after walking out, never returning to halfway house

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to additional time in prison after he reportedly left a halfway…

2 years ago