northern district of florida

Gadsden County tax preparer sentenced for preparing false tax returns

FLORIDA — A Quincy man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for his role in filing false…

5 months ago

Grand jury indicts Niceville man in classified info leak case

NICEVILLE, Fla.—A local Air Force veteran has been arrested for allegedly disclosing sensitive information related to national defense, the U.S.…

8 months ago

Okaloosa men sentenced for fentanyl-related inmate death at county jail

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — Two men from Okaloosa County have been sentenced to prison for their roles in the fentanyl…

11 months ago

Pensacola drug traffickers sentenced to federal prison

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Six Pensacola residents have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in an Escambia County drug…

11 months ago

Ex-hospital manager steals over $600k to fund spending, gambling

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former local hospital manager has been sentenced to prison for defrauding his employer, money laundering, and…

11 months ago

Trio admits to cocaine shipments by mail in Okaloosa and Walton

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — Three people have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine by shipping it through the mail.…

11 months ago

Big Bend undercover operation ends in prison for drug dealer

FLORIDA — An undercover operation resulted in a 25-year sentence for a Florida man convicted of dealing drugs in the…

12 months ago

DeFuniak Springs family’s meth scheme ends in federal conviction

PENSACOLA, Fla. —  A federal jury has convicted a couple and an adult son from DeFuniak Springs for conspiracy to distribute…

12 months ago

Doctor under fire for alleged diet drug misconduct reaches settlement

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Tallahassee physician has agreed to pay $60,000 to settle allegations that she violated the Controlled Substances…

1 year ago

Over a dozen sentenced in crackdown on Alachua street gang

FLORIDA — More than a dozen people have been sentenced for drug trafficking and firearm charges following a federal investigation…

1 year ago

Florida man sentenced for mail-order methamphetamine scheme

FLORIDA — A man from Tallahassee who received shipments of methamphetamine through the mail has been sentenced to federal prison.…

1 year ago

Armed crime spree ends with 40-year prison sentence for Tallahassee man

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — A Tallahassee man who robbed six local businesses at gunpoint during a week-long crime spree has been…

1 year ago

Ocala man gets 20 years for Pensacola bar robbery, shooting

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An Ocala man has been sentenced for an armed robbery and shooting at a Pensacola bar. Quinton…

1 year ago

Army veteran from Pace admits to defrauding government

PENSACOLA, FLA. – A U.S. Army veteran from Pace has admitted to defrauding the government of $680,000 in benefit payments…

1 year ago

Pensacola man receives 35-year sentence for armed fentanyl trafficking

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Pensacola man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for armed fentanyl trafficking. Marcus D.…

1 year ago

Panama City pharmacy agrees to settlement over controlled substance claims

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A Panama City pharmacy has agreed to a $60,00 settlement with the United States Attorney’s Office…

1 year ago

Fort Walton Beach man gets 25 years behind bars for drug conspiracy

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – A man from Fort Walton Beach has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to…

1 year ago

Okaloosa senior citizen found guilty, facing up to 40 years for child pornography

CRESTVIEW, Fla. – A federal jury found a man from Crestview guilty of child pornography offenses. Harold Lavern Benedict, 73, a…

2 years ago

Northwest Florida real estate broker agrees to pay over $4 million in settlement

FLORIDA – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida (USAO) has announced that a Northwest Florida real estate…

2 years ago

Jury finds man guilty of attempted armed robbery in Pensacola shooting case

FLORIDA – A jury has convicted an Ocala man of the attempted armed robbery of a Pensacola business where two employees…

2 years ago