U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has handed down a 27-month federal prison sentence to Coury Robert Badnell (38, Oakland, FL) for his involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The sentence follows guilty pleas from Anthony Roberto Hutchinson (26, Orlando), Deandre Devante Levy (26, Orlando), and Jordan BrianContinue Reading
Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Passion Lajodia Jackson (31, Ocala) to two years in federal prison for wire fraud related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. As part of the judgment, Jackson was ordered to forfeit $20,132, which represents the proceedsContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Evan Graves, a 40-year-old resident of Alva, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to a $1.35 million COVID relief fraud scheme. Graves faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, with the sentencing date yet to be determined.Continue Reading
Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a 21-year-old resident of Sarasota, has pleaded guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to injure, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg. Patel faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison, with a sentencing date yet to be determined. TheContinue Reading
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced the arrest of Brett Baldwin, a 43-year-old resident of Mount Dora, on charges of possessing child sex abuse material. Baldwin faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison if convicted. According to court documents, Baldwin came under scrutiny during anContinue Reading
Shaquandra Woods, a 40-year-old attorney from Jacksonville, Florida, has been found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in connection with a scheme to illegally obtain funding from the federal COVID-19 small business relief program. The verdict came after a four-day trial in U.S. District Court, according to Jill E.Continue Reading
In a recent development, a 43-year-old Florida man, Joan Rincon, has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of transporting undocumented aliens, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Rincon, who pleaded guilty on July 27, has been ordered by U.S. District Judge David S. Morales to serve 25Continue Reading
A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court for his racially-motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Rosewood, Florida. David Emanuel, 63, of Cedar Key, was sentenced to one year and a day in prison followed by two yearsContinue Reading
atients at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville now have access to the newest, state-of the-art breast imaging, thanks to a newly installed 3D mammography imaging machine. Patients will also have access soon to expanded imaging services at the new Women’s Center, which is set to open in the nextContinue Reading
The Justice Department announced today that its Combating Redlining Initiative has secured over $107 million in relief for communities of color nationwide that have experienced lending discrimination by banks or other mortgage lending businesses. As a part of the $107 million, the Department also announced a $9 million agreement withContinue Reading